X-Mas!

I didn't knit many gifts this year... Having realized that few people really appreciate the time & effort, I decided that my pals & fam will only get handknits if they request them. Of course, I love requests! I just want to be sure that the recipient is getting what they really want... There are exceptions- if I see something that someone just has to have, they'll get it! In that catagory, my lovely New York Tammi recieved the Ogee skirt/wrap thingy from Interweave Knits (Summer '07), since she's a ballerina, and it seems to be pretty perfect for that... I've requested pics of her in it that I'll post when I get!
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Other than that, my sister requested a Urchin hat just like mine, but in the colors of my pup Laika's fur...

(with Mom's dog Pudge)

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And I think I got it:

JoAnn Licorice

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Erin with Mom... who got the Louisa Harding Beret (from the Gathering Roses collection).

And now they can match! Yaaaay!

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And I got many knittin' goodies to feed my addiction...

From the inlaws:

The yarn is alpaca from a farm they visited over the summer!

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From Mama, via gift certificate to my yarn favorite store, um pretty much ever, Babetta's!:

I still have $$$ left to spend, too!

Yaaaaaay!

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And I've got a few little knits done in the new year...

Two headbands:

Panta pattern from DROPS, knit with Crystal Palace Yarns Taos.

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Quant from Knitty, knit with Trendsetter Tonalita. Like many others, this was my 1st entrelac & I loved it… I’m not sure when I’ll use it again, though... i haven't seen a whole lot of entrelac I like. I modified the end of the pattern to make it the same as the other end, using mightbekatrina (from Ravelry) mods.

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And a hat:

I call it Little Red Cap, but the pattern is Russian Winter from

Stitch n' Bitch Nation, without the fuzzy/furry yarn. Little Red Riding Hood was most likely originally wearing a red hat, not a hood, so this is my version of the melding of both.

It's knit in Rowan Big Wool.

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So that's it for now... I've got more in the works!