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Adult Sweaters: 2 Socks: 27 pairs Afghan: 1 Baby Sweaters: 3 Toys: 2 Hats: 21 Cowls: 1 Shawls: 2 Mittens: 8 Grand Total of knitting in 2018: 67 items Favorite item: (I love using all my scrap yarn!) Favorite photo prop for knitted item: (Marta was happy to knit for a bit with me!) New skill learned this year: (Norwegian Mittens and Kimmie gets the award for most appreciative recipient of a knitted item for 2018,) Craziest thing knit this year: (Really not too crazy but am I crazy to make something that may not ever be used?)

I love this time of year, Thanksgiving, Christmas, snowy afternoons, but mostly the family. When they arrive we enjoy just being together. Usually we don't do anything out of the ordinary, games, puzzles, shopping, baking, planning and cooking meals. This year we added an escape room to the mix and had the best time even though we m-a-y-b-e got half way through. Good times... No sledding this year. The visiting family didn't bring cold weather clothes. When the family arrived it was fifty degrees out but the weather turned and there was snow the next day. Saved Grandpa manicuring the slope! The kiddos spent some time working on a surprise,  Everyone put at least a piece or two into the puzzle,  Christmas Eve arrived and a few select packages were opened,  And the kiddos were nestled all snug somewhere in the house....  if not in their beds! Before we knew it, the secret project was done... the puzzle put together... and it was time to return to the

Although I have other knitting I want to complete before our winter trip, I've been knitting socks this Christmas break. There is nothing like a vanilla pair of socks to keep the hands busy while enjoying visiting with family. Pattern: Fish Lip Kiss Heel Socks by Sox Therapist Yarn: Regia Pairfect Colorway: Island Color Needle Size: US Size 1     Pattern: Fish Lip Kiss Heel Socks by Sox Therapist Yarn: Patons North America Kroy Socks Ragg Shade Colorway: Grey Brown Red Mari Needle Size: US Size 1

  The temperature was fifty degrees yesterday and today, Christmas Eve, SNOW! Welcome to Montana! The Julevotter mittens were finished just in time! I enjoyed participating in the December Mitten Knit Along and hope it is a yearly event! Pattern: Fabulous/Fabelatig by Wenche Roald (MKAL #Julevotten 2018) Yarn: Finulgarn Colorway: Medium Grey Heather  404 and Burgundy 444 Needle Size: US Size 4

Knitting Selbu mittens has been a nice change of pace from my usual sock knitting. It's sad though, less people need mittens than socks so my mitten knittin' will soon be coming to a halt! I needed to use a smaller needle than the ones called for in the pattern and I also dropped a section of the heart pattern in order to get the mittens small enough to fit a women's hand. Pattern: Cold Hands Warm Heart by Jacqui Walker Yarn: Finulgarn Colorway: Medium Brown,  Burgundy Needle Size: US Size 4 I've also been doing a bit of baking. I had visions of becoming a gingerbread decorating expert but settled for just getting them done! Gingerbread Cookies                        (Makes 3 dozen) 1/2 cup Crisco 2 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup water 1/2 cup dark molassas 3/4 teaspoon ginger 1 teaspoon allspice  1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon soda Mix ingredients together. Chill 1 hour, takeout and leave at

I have gotten into the habit of leaving a pair of in progress socks in my car. I had been forgetting to double check my purse for a project and was left several times without anything to keep my hands busy. So now with the in progress project in my vehicle, I always have something to pick up and knit a row or two. These socks were started the 29th of August and not completed until three months later. A long work in progress for me! Project: Fish Lips Kiss Heel, Basic Ribbed Socks Yarn: ONLine Supersocke Colorway: Oregon Color Needle Size: US Size 1 We are planning a cold trip in January and this is the first time Hubby has given me the okay to knit him a pair of socks. I’ve told him for years, once you put on a pair of handknit socks their the only socks you want to wear! However, I'd started these socks before I realized they were only 50% wool so these socks will go into the gift pile and I've already started a new pair with more wool content for Hubby. Projec