Pumpkin Sunrise

  Good morning! How are you doing? I'm good, all of our plans changed for the weekend and we had a ton of free time. I am not complaining at all. I have been knitting up a storm and doodling in journals. I love the lull of January. And even though you are supposed to leave all the Christmas decorations up until the Epiphany, I put everything away on New Year's Eve so I could wake up on January 1st with a tidy looking house.  I finished the Christmas Scarf and have tucked that away for next year. Also I started a sweater for myself! It is in fingering weight wool which is just crazy. I'm sure it will take forever to knit but for now I am thoroughly enjoying the project. And it's for me!

  Good morning! How are you doing on this last day of the year? I hope 2026 is wonderful for you!  My knitting has been almost exclusively knitting these mitts . I am on the lining of the first mitt and I'm enjoying how fast the knitting is now that it isn't color-work knitting and chart reading. So far I am on target to finish them by mid January for my sister's birthday. What are you working on this week?

  Hello! Merry Christmas and soon to be Happy New Year! How have you been? I have been thoroughly enjoying the in between days and having absolutely nowhere to go unless I choose to go somewhere. I'm also enjoying my adult learning classes break. It's nice to be relaxed. My daughter in law and son gifted me the gilmore girls mug, I love it. I watch it when I want a comforting show and I can knit while it's on.  I've been feverishly knitting my sister's mitts and I started a sweater for me. Of course yesterday, I un-knit as much as I knitted. I don't know what is up with that. I did get frustrated though and set everything aside. I'm hoping today is a better knitting day. Today the temperatures are dropping quickly and the wind is howling outside. The weather has been crazy. I switched back to exercising inside two weeks ago because even though I can tolerate cold weather, my eyes and mouth get dried out and cause me problems (thanks autoimmune disease!). I h...

  Good morning! Happy Christmas Eve to all who celebrate! This past week I have been focusing on my sister's birthday mitts ! I am already on the outside second mitt and hope that will be finished in two days. I have yet to knit the thumbs and of course the lining of each mitt. I am enjoying this project and have hit my rhythm of knowing what to knit on each row of the chart at a glance. The palm pattern (not in photo) is easy and repetitive. What are you working on this week? 

  Good morning from a very busy house! How are you? I'm doing pretty good.  My weekend had two sleepovers. Friday night our grandson slept over for the first time and we had so much fun. Then last night both local grandchildren slept over. We watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Frosty the Snowman. Great great fun.  Can you believe it's Christmas week already? Where does the time go? I think I am ready but who knows, I frequently forget stuff so maybe I'll remember something along the way.  The above photo is the Christmas scarf that will not be done by Christmas day but hopefully by New Year's Day. I cannot knit when the kids are here. I wonder why?  If you celebrate Christmas are you ready? 

Hello! How are you? Well now, I finally finished a pair of socks for my husband to tuck into his Christmas stocking just in time. I started these socks in July! I have taken my time but I enjoyed the time knitting them.  The other projects that are not in the photo are: a Christmas scarf for me and a pair of mitts for my sister's birthday in January. I am enjoying both projects and yet dream of starting a sweater for myself on Christmas day! What are you working on this week?