Thursday, December 29, 2011

Holiday gift re-cap

I finished Jeff's hat, and my sister Catie loved her handspun mittens (Cloudlover wool-silk!)


My parents enjoyed their gifts too - handspun socks for my dad in Cloudlover SW Merino - "Morel", and superwash BFL mittens and earwarmer for my momma:

Sid Vicious (real name) was lookin' fly for the occasion, as he channeled his inner billy-goat climbing the mountain of presents.

I said, "Treats!" as I snapped the photo to make his ears pop up... I'm mean.
I finished the Love You To Death socks for Brian, he really likes them. Totally his style!

And my mother-in-law loved her sweater. It was so awesome to give this to her, I put a ton of work into it and she really deserves it.

All the knitted gifts were well received. I'm glad I did fewer this year, to keep from going overboard.

On Christmas Eve I made a veggie version of the old gumbo recipe we served at the Java Joint. I used shrimp and Tofurkey sausage, as well as tomatoes, celery, onions, rice, and peppers. It turned out really well, and I thought the colors looked festive too.


Still have a New Year post percolating, and I'm trying to finish my last 2011 sweater (3/4 of a sleeve to go!), so I'll be back soon!

3 comments:

  1. Everything looks so good and I love all the pictures. Your family looks like they have a lot of fun. I knit exactly one Christmas gift this year, a hat for my BIL. He LOVES beanies and always asks Phill "Did she knit me something this year?", so, I couldn't disappoint him.
    -Christie

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  2. LOL - I am more impressed with all the wonderful pictures than the lovely knitting! I managed to get my Christmas knitting done but had complete fail on the picture front! Beautiful hand knitted gifts and they all look so appreciated. Happy New Year!

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  3. Beautiful knitting, and it looks like the recipients really appreciate it!

    Looks like a great Christmas, hope you have a Happy New Year!

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