December 2014

Ok, so last month, I enjoyed knitting thrummed mittens to much, and they are literally the softest things ever on the inside. I thought, I wonder if I could make...ready for it...thrummed socks.. so I back I dove into Ravelry and honestly couldn't come up with much that would suffice, so I just went for it and am going ahead and making my thrummed socks (slippers? They definitely won't fit inside a shoe) without a plan. Wish me luck ✰

Ok, oh my gosh, so I acquired the most Christmassy, delightful, fun yarn yet and I am so excited to have cast on and finished The Weasley Homestead by Erica Lueder because the Peppermint Twist colourway by Lynai might just be the most perfect Christmas sock yarn I've ever seen. Vanessa did an amazing job with this one and knock it right out of the park (sleigh?). I like them so much, I just might wear them all year long. Just try to stop me.

I received the most beautiful thoughtful parcel from the most beautiful thoughtful person ever and I literally am still in shock. If there were super powers given out for everyday things, Jesse would for sure get flagged as having a Best Gift Giver superpower and I stand by it. It seems like putting together an amazing, thoughtful, locally sourced parcel to send miles and miles away would be something that most people would be good at, but it's just not true. In fact, as hard as I try, my gift baskets just never seem to hit the mark and it makes me sad that I can't give back the joy that I've received.

I got a some new hand dyed fibre to keep up practice on my drop spindle. Still going well, my shoulders have never looked better.

Got another paid of socks on the go, I'm not loving this pattern/yarn combo, but there are people who have told me that the socks will be perfectly acceptable and they have thusly enacted the rights and obligations set forth by the utterance of "dibs".

That's it - Happy crafting! Nic ♥