so i’m supposed to do this more than once every 3 months?
is that how this blog thing is sposed to go? interesting.
well once again it’s holiday time which means i’ve waited way too long to start too many projects and no one will be getting anything super awesome and handmade (well, almost no one… more to follow). it also means i’ve gone broke buying things for people who probably won’t really appreciate it and there’s still more people i should shop for. i know that it’s not about the presents and the money and the commercialism and whatnot, but i feel like an ass when other people give me something really good and i give them something kinda lame, and i don’t so much enjoy feeling like an ass too often.
so, i did finish a few handmade gifts this year, a fancypants paisley fabric crochet hook case for mom and a shawl for my friend wendy’s mom who decided to move to oklahoma before i finished the shawl, so now i have to mail it which means it will probably get sent out some time in march or april because i’m just bad at that sort of thing. a pic of the shawl…
it’s Kiri knit with knitpicks undyed lace yarn that i dyed with koolaid and food coloring. i’m not super in love with the color, but i’m not big on green. wendy told me green is her mom’s favorite, so hopefully she’ll like it.
as i was looking for the picture of the shawl, i was reminded by this picture that i have another finished object…
this is the hemlock ring blanket, and i used leftovers of knitpicks wool of the andes heathers that i was supposed to have used on purses to sell at various craft shows this past season (which would have been a great plan if people would actually spend money at the shows). ah well, it makes a nice lap blanket and it’s rainbowey and good.
so that’s about it for now…. merry christmas and happy festivus.
