Baby Bootees

I've finished the matching baby bootees, from Interweave's free pattern here.

This officially ends the Christmas knitting, hooray!

We've had an exhausting weekend.
Friday was a mad dash from work to see a film and go out for dinner.
The boys.

Saturday was a mad rush around the shops and then an afternoon spent knitting (instead of Christmas shopping) at Stash.

Sunday was Christmas Shopping, an absolute nightmare.  I went to Wimbledon, which is just a few tube stops away.  There's a handy shopping centre (everyone at work gets Whittards gifts!) and across the road are the essential shops, Game and HMV.
Sunday evening we wrapped up the gifts and sorted them into piles for various locations.  I've a few things to be delivered from Amazon, but they're for Chris and we have until Friday to receive them.

I'm so looking forward to stress free knitting again. And with the year end approaching, I've been spring cleaning my wips.

I've ditched the Meilenweit socks (too big), the Jaywalker socks (couldn't cope with the colour), put away out of sight Martha and the Debbie Bliss bolero (Spring knitting) and ditched the Japan Jacket (stopped loving the design).
Which leaves me with:

Orchid Pi shawl
Red bird knits Christmas socks
and a new wip!
The Mission Falls 1824 wool for a striped cardigan.

Based on the Aimee Jacket in the MF Recollection booklet.
I've changed the colours slightly.
I'm knitting the body in one piece, with some shaping.
When I reach the armholes I'll knit the sleeves up to that point, then put the whole thing onto one circular and knit a raglan  shaping rather than the one in the book which looks a bit odd to me. 
This yarn is lovely. It's an aran weight, washable yarn, very soft and pleasant to knit with.  I'm already a third of the way up to the armholes, with hardly any knitting done today, that's what I like.

Comments

[Nic]

The stripes look fab can't wait to see it when its a little bigger x

[Karen]

Yay for finishing the Christmas knitting!

I used 1824 wool for the first time this past week and loved it. I bet a sweater made from it will be awesome.

[Jill]

As you know, I'm doing a Mission Falls stripey one too, but different colours to you. I shall be glad to pick your brains re the raglan shaping, no good at the maths needed to work that out. Luckily you are ahead of me.....

[Mandella]

Ruthless WIP management is always a good idea!

Happy Christmas to you and yours.