As one might imagine, a lot of things can happen in a month. Particularly if that month is December. I am sitting here at Kevin’s parents house on the last day of the year, having a cup of coffee in my bear mug and thinking over the last month and the last year. First, let’s do a quick (not so quick) photo montage of December.
At the beginning of the month, I went to California. On the plane ride, I finished this shawl. Color Field by Kemper Wray, knit in Primrose Yarn Co. Jasper DK in Hermione (light pink) and Maple Leaf (green).I took Joshua out to a special breakfast as a congrats for working so hard and being recommended for honors classes for high school next year. Captain Crunch french toast is amazing, by the way.I finished my last pair of Rainbow Socks. This is Fireside Hearth Song on Vesper Sparkle Sock by Knitterly Things.With that, all 12 pairs of rainbow socks are complete! This is the 2017 Rainbow of the Month club by Knitterly Things. So rainbowy and stripey and wonderful.And so, my 2018 box o’ sox is complete. 20 pairs of socks all ready to go for the new year. Since we travel so long for the holidays, we celebrate Christmas a bit early at our house. This year, we made homemade hot chocolate that turned out amazing.Every year, my brother and SIL send out a special card that they design and print. This year, we got to witness the entire process. So much work goes into them, but they are so beautiful.We spent Christmas at mom’s cabin and we got some very rare and precious knitting time.My mom knitted us all into little birds! They are ridiculously cute.The birds: Me, Kevin, Judge, Crystal, Noah, and MadelynThis was all of my holiday making for this year. I knit a Stillwater Cardigan for mom, Eureka Cowls for Crystal and Madelyn, socks for Noah and Kevin’s mom, and made a Strathcona Tee for Judge. I started back in July so it was pretty low pressure. I am very pleased with how it all came out. I have some super knitworthy people in my life.In the holiday madness, I cast on a patterned sock! Whitethorn Socks by Lindsey Fowler.Over the visit, we had a family D&D night complete with a cheese ball and a benevolent gold dragon. Many thanks to Kevin for DMing the madness!Now we are all back in Tennessee and even managed to catch a UT basketball game. Go Vols!A while back, Astra asked for an orange sweater – so I cast on an orange sweater.And finally, because I had to have something mindless, I cast on a Spindrift Shawl.
These are just some of the highlights. Overall, it has been an amazing trip full of love and light. We head home tomorrow on the first day of a fresh new year. I am ready for 2019. There have been ups and downs this past year, but to be perfectly honest the downs were some of the hardest yet. I am ready to greet a new year tomorrow, full of possibility.
I hope that you all are finishing your year out with joy.
What a great month and year of knitting! Love all the socks. You have had such a special time with your family and it was lovely to read about it. All the best for the new year.
I have been so inspired by your blog!!! I was looking for knitting blogs on WordPress and yours was recommended– I’ve read so many of your posts. I tried socks once and hated basically the whole experience, but you’ve inspired me to perhaps give them another try 🙂
You’ve inspired me so much! I found your blog randomly and have read a bunch of the posts. I tried socks once and pretty much hated the experience, but your plethora of socks makes me want to give them another try 🙂
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What a great month and year of knitting! Love all the socks. You have had such a special time with your family and it was lovely to read about it. All the best for the new year.
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I have been so inspired by your blog!!! I was looking for knitting blogs on WordPress and yours was recommended– I’ve read so many of your posts. I tried socks once and hated basically the whole experience, but you’ve inspired me to perhaps give them another try 🙂
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You’ve inspired me so much! I found your blog randomly and have read a bunch of the posts. I tried socks once and pretty much hated the experience, but your plethora of socks makes me want to give them another try 🙂
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Thank you so much! Socks were something that I had to keep trying, but so worth it in the end!
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