Over the last few weeks, we've finally seen a decent amount of snow. I'm one of those people who believe that if you are going to have winter, you need to have snow. It doesn't have to be a lot ... I do need to get to work and the commuting is never smooth with lots of snow ... but we should have some. I love shoveling the driveway. I don't even mind wearing boots. And the best thing, when I leave the house before the sun comes up, the snow makes the world seem less dark.
On the January austerity program front, I have actually finished a couple of projects. I made these booties for a guy at work whose wife is having a baby any day, at the latest tomorrow according to the doctor. I made them with leftover sock yarn and some of the 9 million buttons taking up space in my cupboards. Button collecting was clearly a hobby of many generations of my family and I've inherited them all. All very utilitarian but oh so many. I feel quite excited when I use some but its like taking, in this case, 4 grains of sand from a very long beach!
Another finished project is the lovely Monkey Sock that everyone who knits socks and is on Ravelry has or is making. It is actually quite a nice pattern (although not sure where Monkey comes from - the designer probably tells why in the intro but that would actually require me to read it) and knits up surprisingly fast. The best thing, I made these a bit longer than suggested by the pattern and have an extremely small amount of yarn left. Just enough to darn the heels if I pop through them someday. Perfect!
I also finished a cowl/scarf thing from the winter Debbie Bliss magazine.
Right now, I'm waiting for 2 kinds of bread to rise. I think one is ready to go in the oven. In fact, there goes the timer now.
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