Place Me On Your Shelf

I tried, I really did. It’s too close to christmas to start a yarn diet. I have way too many things left to finish.

1. 2 commissions from much longer ago than they should be.
2. Pair of sock for my grandmother
3. pair of socks for my mother-in-law
4. pair of gloves for my mother.
5. Maybe a hat for my grandfather.
6. I would need to sew a gunsock for my father-in-law.
7. My sister-in-law M will get a gift certificate to Sephora
8. sister-in-law S will get a duffel bag with horses on it for when she runs track or visits friends
9. Brother-in-law J1 will get a game, courtesy of husband’s paycheck
10. Brother-in-law J2 will get… I guess whatever husband decides. I have no idea what to get him.
11. Stepsister A and her husband shall get a card with some cash.
12. Stepsister S will get a card with some cash, and an invitation to write while she is deployed.
13. Father and stepmom…. we get them butter cookies every year. I think I want my little brother to get those for him this year, and I’ll get him something from Pittsburgh Popcorn. (best ever!)

That covers family. Then I have friends. As much as I want to get all of my friends stuff, it really doesn’t work that way… I may send some boxed cookies for a few friends, and then some random things to others.

I will post them as I finish them, but I have to get those commissions done first. (I say this, but goodness, does it ever happen? Hopefully. I have a ten day break coming up where I’ll be down in my hometown in West Virginia. I will probably take my sewing machine so I can get some work done.

Now for some pictures of yarn!

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SOCKS FROM THE TOE UP! I OWN IT! I’m so happy! <3 (And I’ve joined the knit-a-long. heehe my first knit-a-long!)

That being said, I had to take apart that sock I started in the pink camoflague due to it being… well… wonky! I cannot yet write my own patterns it seems. All in due time.

I keep meaning to sew. I’ve got to draft the sleeves for Kai’s top and then I can work on the proper yardage of lace i’ll need.

So.. Cat Clay. The stuff Kitty Litter is made of? Apparently I was used to it for most of my life and when I moved onto campus, I became severely intolerant of it. For the past 3 or so years I’ve been a bit sensitive to it, but nothing like the last couple times I’ve visited my mom. Alice likes to roll in it. It’s a gross habit. Maybe the pine litter will deter that. Anyway, then she likes to come and try to wake me up… by rubbing her body all over my face. I spent the whole night breathing shallow to the point where sleep was impossible. at 3:30am I left my house and ventured to my dorm. From then on, my breathing became much better. WHAT IS IN THAT STUFF?

I’ve been severely neglecting my spinning. I’m really sad about it, but I’ve got some things I need to finish first! :D Until next time.

Oh yeah! And I finished up my Possum Shrug!

YAY ALL DONE

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