Christmas Goodies For Me

Alright, it's hard to decide which gift I am more excited about. I have been wanting A History of Hand Knitting for probably more than a year now. I'm soo happy to finally get it.

Great Knitted Gifts gave me some wonderful ideas for next year. I'm thinking my sister would be drooling all over the pages of this book just like I was. I expecially like the ruffle-edged glove with the matching pillbox hat and drawstring bag. They are very feminine. I also liked the Cherry Blossom mitten and scarf, and the fact that they show some of the projects in more than one colorway to give you more ideas.

The Vogue Knitting Stitchionary: Volume One has me dreaming about designing some things for myself. There are some different designs that I have never seen before that have some texture to them. I like texture. I also received The Knitting Stitch Bible. I'm feeling pretty good about my start on reference books for knitting.

My mom and sister are very crafty also. Above is a picture of the things they made for me. In the upper left corner is a needle holder (I'm sorry, I can't think of the proper term for it right now). When you undo the ties there are pockets on both sides of the padded center. The stitching on it is perfect, and you wouldn't believe what an awesome job of finishing my mom and sister do on their stitching projects. The finishing looks very professional. On the upper right is a cross-stitch pin that my sister did on 40-something count linen, over one thread!! I don't know how she does it. No, I take that back, she does it with glasses and a special magnifying lens and lamp for stitchers!! On the bottom is a beautiful bracelet that my mother made. She really does a great job with the jewelry and my sister and I reap the benefits.
OK, time to drool over yarn. My husband put this in my Christmas stocking, along with a lovely ppiece of jewelry. He sure kknows the way to a girl's heart. The yarn is Claudia Hand Painted yarn in the Sante Fe and Chocolate Cherry colorways, in fingering weight.