I’m so proud of myself. I’m finishing projects! (Hey, Mom!
Did you hear that? I’m FINISHING stuff! Isn’t that exciting?)

This week I:

Finished two custom-ordered baby girl sweaters. They came
out beautiful! I couldn’t find suitable buttons for them, so I decided to knit
some buttons, and they are just perfect. Blocked them, made pretty tags, and
packaged them up for two very special January babies.

Made a custom-ordered pair of baby shoes.

Knit a few dishcloths (including the “ball-band dishcloth”
featured in Mason-Dixon Knitting), and crocheted three new potholders for us. I
was given a lovely set of these potholders as a bridal shower gift, and always
intended to figure out the pattern. Finally did! Used up about one pound of
Peaches & Crème yarn. (Still have almost two pounds to go.)

Reattached a button to my favorite dress, which has been
languishing on the mending pile for two years. (TWO years—for ONE button…
sigh.)

Undid the crocheted seams of a baby sweater I knit before I
was married, then re-did them properly using mattress stitch. Removed the too-small
buttons, and replaced them with a larger set. Now the sweater is blocking on
the ironing board.

Finished frogging a handknit thrifted sweater. The yarn is
beautiful peach mercerized cotton, about dk or light worsted weight.

Also frogged a half-knitted garter stitch blanket, after I
realized I had mixed dyelots. I never really liked it anyway.

Finished two “heartbreakingly cute” baby sweaters featured
in Mason-Dixon Knitting. I started them sometime in the fall. Both are cotton
(one knit from the above mentioned cotton). Knit a little hat to go with one.

Crocheted a fluffy scarf using the biggest crochet hook I’ve
ever seen in my life. Used up several odd-ball skeins of Lion Brand “Jiffy”
yarn that I’ve had for ages. Some of it was leftover from a lap blanket I made
for The Man when we were dating, some was my Baba’s, and one skein I recognize
as the leftovers from a sweater Grandma Kathy knit for my middle brother.

Made 14 cloth menstrual pads using the incredibly excellent
pattern and directions from Adahy (http://shewhorunsintheforest.googlepages.com),
and by so doing, reduced my flannel stash a bit. Also gave the snap press a
little exercise. These are great! I love them. And anyone who is suffering under the delusion of ickyness–I’ve been cloth diapering for almost three years, now. This is way less gross.

Boxed up a bunch of hand-knitted hats to send to the Dulaan Project. More about that here: http://www.fireprojects.org/dulaan.htm

Cut out a bunch of new shoes for the shop. Look how cute!

Whew! Time for a hot tea break.

One year ago today a sweet little boy came into our lives.

Happy Birthday, Little G!

I know it’s a little late, but here are just a few photos from our wonderful Christmas holiday.

Olga and Grammy bake cookies for Santa.

Miss O discovers something wonderful.

Little G practices his new stair-climbing technique.

Nana got a happy Christmas surprise–she didn’t know we were coming.