Holiday feet ~

I am so very happy to say that both daughters loved their hand knit socks. I think they were both surprised, the youngest one had forgotten about these beauties as once I cast off, they were hidden...and the oldest daughter was surprised I had finished them in time to block and wrap them. Double bonus for me that they loved them! Here's the youngest, modeling her lovely new hand knit socks!

Peppermint mocha ~

I am an eggnog gal. Once the holidays begin, I begin looking for that first coffee shop that will provide me with a perfect eggnog latte... there is nothing better to ring in the holiday season that an eggnog latte and Christmas knitting. I happened to be at Starbucks tonight, by a serendipitous set of events, and was happy to be able to be knitting after a crazy day-after-Christmas-at-the-mall. Going with serendipity, I announced to my barista that, "I'm going on a limb here, and ordering a tall peppermint mocha." She smiled, knowing I am an eggnog gal and said, "Do not be afraid, as you will love this."I did....wow....major yum....no one told me it has chocolate melty thingys on top too.....plus knitting on the last holiday gift.... many bonus points tonight!

Happy Happy Christmas ~

Hugs and knitting to you all, and may all of your Christmas knitting be done!!!Happy Holidays to you all!!!!Happy Happy Happy!

Christmas Cookies ~

While I am knitting up the last of the Christmas gifts, the girls are keeping up with our holiday tradition. They are making spritz cookies using my mum's spritz maker from the 1950's.The booklet that comes with it says, "Mirro, the finest Aluminum Cooky and Pastry Press" from Manitowoc Wisconsin....I found a picture of one just like it on etsy (but it already sold, sorry guys!!)...good memories!

Perfect Gift ~

The perfect gift is one that is given for the total enjoyment of the recipient. For a knitter, giving another knitter yarn would seem to be very easy, and I would agree. Easy if that knitter loves the same colors and fibers as the knitter getting said gift.The most perfect gift is one that might not be so easy to pick out if those two knitters do not share the same love of colors... and that is why I am calling this the perfect gift....as I love love love these colors, as how amazing to have my favorite bright and happy colors all contained in one lovely color pallet!Jitteryknitter, the perfect gift giver said she picked it up as it "screamed" my name...gosh, not even a whisper...a scream!!! These would not be the colors she would choose for her own yarn.... Yikes - how lucky I am!!! It is so beautiful, plus being so soft is a bonus!!!! Thanks so much for listening to screaming yarn!!!

Holiday socks ~

I have finished the holiday socks and they are now blocking!Here's the first one with the cuff bound off... once they are dry from blocking, they will be wrapped and put under the tree as another great hand knit treasure! Hurrah!!!

Christmas blessings ~

The most special gifts by our tree are the sweetie daughters. One is going out with friends...The other is all sparkly for the Nutcracker Ballet.Both are at the top of my list of blessings!