A thousand views since early December, that is to say since the Häkelmonster went online and I have to admit: it pleases me. According to WP stats, page view N° 1,000 was hit by Jessica, owner of the German Schoenstricken („beautiful knitting“) blog. Maybe I should celebrate this first jubilee by crocheting some more tonight :).
Those labels (they say „häkelmonster.com“) are an early Christmas present to myself and every time I attach one of them to something I have made, it really, really pleases me (tingling, goose bump style). Vanity, I know, vanity, but so good …
This year’s wrist warmers have Christmas colors – red, green, light grey. And it’s definitely cold enough to wear them … I have packed them all this morning and will go to the post office now to mail them. Lots of snow in Berlin, it actually “feels” Christmas, if only I had a sleigh or a white beard.
But there are others too:
And the very warm ones:
However, I start thinking about New Year’s resolutions: I really want to learn how to knit Fair Isle. It would be so much nicer not to have loops or snares at the inside of a wrist wamer. Any suggestions (whether it’d be a book or a video) anyone?
Last weekend my dad turned 80. A wonderful celebration, a lot of relatives and friends (of my parents) that I have not seen in years and I wonder if I will ever see them again. Something I need to think about some more.
I am working on a blanket using stash. What do you think?
Finally the sky is blue again, even the sun came out and I am so grateful. We had family over for dinner, ate what probably all of you had or will have today and – again – I am thankful. M and J, the house, my parents and sisters – counting my blessings sometimes takes my breath away.
Scarf made of stash – violet, turquois, beige, green, anything from sock yarn to bulky – knitted lengthwise with the biggest needles I could find; no weaving in of ends – they became fringes.