This year for the holidays we spent Christmas day with my family in Harlem. I was very excited to give my family the knitted gifts that I'd made and they were a success.
I had the idea for this scarf right when I bought the yarn, but had trouble getting something to take shape. I finally decided to go with simple ribbing and leaf beads. Doesn't the result look nice on my mom?
For my Dad and brother I decided to make them each a pair of felted wool slippers.
I was so excited that they fit right!
Esteban in particular was excited about the slippers and that was fun. My dad opened his present first so when Esteban unwrapped a box labeled "ladies mary janes" he was a little skeptical.
And then when he actually opened up the box, Esteban was pleasantly surprised when he opened his box and got a pair too.
I hope they're both still as excited about them as they look in these pictures
For Sofia I decided to go with something nice and fuzzy so I made her some beaded mohair wrist warmers. They don't quite match her little hat with ears from last year, but I think they came out well.
I got Todd a book by John Irving. I know Todd likes John Irving and this particular one caught my attention while I was in a local book store so I decided to support them and get it there. Until I Find You is a book that John Irving wrote in 2005 and during an interview segment the author said that he wanted his research to be authentic and so he actually got two tattoos.
Christmas was an adventure for nearly whole family as we brought Buddy and Firenze. Ginger, the antisocial kitty got to stay home. Here, Buddy and Oliver commiserate about only being allowed out once every 5 minutes.
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