Where’s my Sleigh?

This year’s wrist warmers have Christmas colors – red, green, light grey. And it’s definitely cold enough to wear them … I have packed them all this morning and will go to the post office now to mail them. Lots of snow in Berlin, it actually “feels” Christmas, if only I had a sleigh or a white beard.

wristwarmers häkelmonster.com

But there are others too:

wrist warmer blau grün

And the very warm ones:

wrist warmer grau braun

However, I start thinking about New Year’s resolutions: I really want to learn how to knit Fair Isle. It would be so much nicer not to have loops or snares at the inside of a wrist wamer. Any suggestions (whether it’d be a book or a video) anyone?

Stash Blanket

Last weekend my dad turned 80. A wonderful celebration, a lot of relatives and friends (of my parents) that I have not seen in years and I wonder if I will ever see them again. Something I need to think about some more.

I am working on a blanket using stash. What do you think?

Counting my Blessings on Thanksgiving

Finally the sky is blue again, even the sun came out and I am so grateful. We had family over for dinner, ate what probably all of you had or will have today and – again – I am thankful. M and J, the house, my parents and sisters – counting my blessings sometimes takes my breath away.

Scarf made of stash – violet, turquois, beige, green, anything from sock yarn to bulky – knitted lengthwise with the biggest needles I could find; no weaving in of ends – they became fringes.

Some more Wrist Warmers

The whole weekend it has been nasty outside: foggy and cold. J didn’t care as long as there was enough light to play basketball, and M would do computer stuff. We had a friend staying with us for 2 nights. Her and I hadn’t seen each other in years. She brought her knitting along and the two of us would talk and laugh and knit, and talk and laugh and knit … It turns out that nasty weather isn’t too bad after all 🙂