Handmade Gifts

Hi friends!  I put away the manger and took down the trees and all the Christmas decor today.  My house looks empty now, how about yours?  I  made a couple of New Years resolutions that I am planning on keeping.  I am planning on posting on my blog more often.  I tried that in November but fizzled out about half way through the month.  Weight loss is on my mind lately.  I am going to try and lose 20 pounds by the first of April.  And I am not going to wait until October to begin making this years Christmas gifts.  All of my friends that I hang out with knit.  So this year I made needle rolls for Christmas gifts.  We did not get together until after Christmas which gave me just enough time to finish their gifts up.

I still have a couple to make for some family members including myself.  If you are interested in making one of these for yourself you can find the tutorial at Lupinbunny here.
Also, I finished a shawl for my best friend of thirty years for her birthday.  I used Homespun in Pesto and it is the first large knitted project I have done since learning to knit this last year.  I just tried to start crocheting another shawl with this same yarn but found that it does not work as well in crochet so I am going to knit another for a family member I must leave unnamed at this time.

It is hard to see in the picture but there is a boarder and a pattern in the rest of the piece.  It is actually large enough to be a throw.  Have a great week everyone!  Blessings!