MonkeyFeet

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas! It’s a strange time when it’s between Christmas and New Year – I’m on Day: Unknown at the moment. I was heading to the post office yesterday afternoon and had quite a shock when I looked at my phone and it said ‘Saturday’ – wow, where did that come from? I kind of assumed it was still the middle of last week.

Anyway, the best thing about christmas for me is the excuse to stay home and knit.

Here’s my Tapestry Queen, which I had to felt the top of to get it to fit. I’ve found that if I fold the top down I get it wonderfully thick and it fits realy well.

It’s not really that shape, it’s just the angle I was stood at! I blocked it so it stretched lengthways and shrunk width ways.

I also made a Thorpe for myself the other day. Well last week now I suppose. Anyway it’s Maya Chunky in Ripple (baby alpaca, droooool). It’s really really warm and light, it didn’t even take the full skein which I was pleased about. It looks a bit rubbish on – hence the arty shot here! But it’s wonderful to wear!

I made short-ish braids so they wouldn’t get in the way.

On christmas day I made myself some fetchings. Somehow the only fingerless mitts I seem to have are my endpapers, which are far too nice and time consuming to make to get covered in mud. So I thought I’d make some quick fetchings using my BFL aran in Maestro.

They used about half the skein, and that was despite me making them longer than the pattern. I extended the cuff by one repeat, and on the fingers, after the cable, I did a rib for 14 rows – *K1, P1, K2, P1* rep from *-*.

I love the colour, and have worn them for my walks and they are brilliant, I wish I’d made them weeks ago.

Yesterday I made a quick wash mitt, based on the hemp one that I have.

I’d been wobbling on about making our own gingerbread house to OH, but of course we don’t have our own kitchen to do it in, so he bought me one. It’s far too nice to eat! Anyway yesterday I noticed on Soo’s blog she made an awesome big gingerbread house, which totally puts this one to shame! Hers even has green and blue bins and a water barrel!

OH also got me these lovely mugs..

Which came in this cool tin!

And knowing that I’m joining the gym when we move, he got me this to use in the gym – and iPod shuffle. It’s tiny!

He also got me this from Karat Stix on etsy – how thoughtful is he? Completely

Oh here’s Holly being nosey, isn’t she cute!

So, that’s it for now! I’ve no idea what we’re doing for new year, but for now I just want to get my essay finished and my Hemlock finished (4 rows to go!) and my current spinning project finished

Have a lovely new year, and I hope 2009 is happy and successful for us all.