I finished Phoebe’s sweater last week, haven’t blocked it yet but will soon. I’m really happy with it though and think it will fit just right. I woke up the other morning and my first groggy thoughts were of mittens, wanting to knit mittens for the children as a gift for the first day of Advent. I started on Sunday and have almost finished Noah’s pair. I will maybe be able to get these done before Friday? If not, it’s okay, but they all do need mittens anyway. I’m using leftover yarn from the first pairs of socks I knit for all the kids. It’s knit picks wool of the andes. I’ve been surprised with how well those socks have held up to abuse and machine washing, so I’m hoping these mittens will work well for child’s play also. I have so many knitting ambitions lately for Christmas or for the new baby, and I’m thankful my knitting mojo is back in full force, but hoping I can keep up!
Phoebe and I started reading Madeline L’Engle’s little book The Twenty-Four Days Before Christmas, which my sister-in-law sent us last year. We’ve been loving it, and I’m planning to do something similar to what the Austin family does in the book for Advent, having one Special Thing to do together each day. Phoebe and I have been writing down what they did each day of Advent and thinking about our own little list of ideas. I really wanted to get a tree this past weekend, but we need to clear out some space in our home and organize a few things before we do. Soon, though, I hope.
What have you been making or reading lately?
Linking up with Nicole’s weekly Crafting On.
Affiliate links included in this post.
everything He gives 