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Office mitts

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The fingerless mitts I made for the office staff are finished and gifted.  The pattern was developed from a combination of a few glove, mitten, and fingerless mitt patterns I found so it’s more or less original.

The tan and olive green striped ones turned out better than I imagined.  I like how the stripes go from dark to light with the navy first then the dark heather green and finally to the olive.  Subtle but noticeable.

I think they all coordinate well with the hats I gifted last year.

Office hats

Quiet time

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This year is the second time Mr. Aitch and I will be spending Christmas Day with just the two of us.  The first time was in 2008.  We didn’t like it.  It was not fun.  And we promised each other that we would never do it again.

But we’re ok with it this year.

Our daughter and family are having Christmas at their own home and starting their own traditions.  We respect their decision as we did the same thing after our children were born.

Our son lives closer but with Mr. Aitch’s choir director obligations our Sunday “down time” doesn’t start until early afternoon.  Adding the fact that neither of us like to drive in the dark makes the day even shorter, literally.

We will be spending the day relaxing and enjoying our new traditional Christmas dinner: Prime rib, garlic mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts, fresh-baked rolls, cheesecake and a bottle (or two) of fine wine.

We will visit our son on Monday when we will have more time.

I finished all the mitts for the office gifts except for weaving in the ends of the final one.  Those will be gifted on Tuesday.

Our daughter and family will visit us next weekend.

I hope your celebrations are what you want them to be.

Merry Christmas.

I think I’m safe

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I’m pretty sure no one from work reads this blog so I think I’m safe sharing what I have done so far on my office Christmas knitting.

My plan was to knit mitts that coordinate with these hats that I made last year. 

Office hats

I still have one navy mitt to knit then another pair to coordinate with the striped hat in the upper left.  I’m not sure how I want to do that final pair.  These are knit in the round so any colorwork will also go around.  Maybe bold stripes around the main hand part?

There are still ends to weave in but I’m making headway.

My front door

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Before I write this post, I just want to tell you that my photos have taken a turn for the worse.  For some reason when I download photos from my camera, something happens and the photos disappear or the file is damaged.  So until this issue is remedied, my iPhone photos are going to be it.

I wanted something different for my front door this year so I bought three  20 inch wreaths, some fabric poinsettias in lime green, blue, and white, and blue and green ornaments.  I have enough red with the door and wanted this to stand out a bit.

 

The wreaths are wired together but I’m looking for some magnetic hooks so the bottom wreath can hang on its own.

Did you do anything special to your front door this year?