Christmas projects

I have been knitting up a storm this

past while -- have done lots of hats, mittens, scarves and socks

for family and friends for Christmas.

I have also knit 3 sweaters so as you can see, I have been

busy!. I made the brown set for myself - I like

the caps with the brims - I designed a

crochet pattern which works well. The red hat and socks are

part of a set I did for my dear friend Debbie - socks, hat, scarf and mittens. She lives in Athabasca and it is even colder there than

here on the average - (North of Edmonton). The mottled teal and beige set is for one of my family members and the pink socks go with the sweater I did previously. I needed a break from thread painting and art quilts and these are my first times doing socks and

mittens although I have knitted and crochet for years. I am enjoying it very much.

I still learn a pattern and then change it - grin. Our weather is better -

we had a terrible week awhile ago and word was that we were one of

the coldest spots on earth -- (might have been a bit of imagination - but

it sure felt like it and it was in the paper as a fact!)

It has been nicer lately and we have even had some Chinook winds which

are warm winds from the west.