This is the last thing I'll be able to finish in time for Christmas:
This is random beanie's cousin. Same pattern, different colorway. Modeled by me, it will go to my brother (who is actually letting me knit him something this year).
I realized too late how busy that background looks. Sigh.
Sorry about my squint. The sun was bright.
As for eldest nephew's sweater, I did start the sleeves this past week. If I do nothing else this week... But, there's a bathroom asbestos issue ongoing, plus I have my semi-annual dental cleaning this week.
As luck would have it, the family is making the trek out to SoCal this year, so I can show eldest nephew the progress even though I won't be able to give it to him yet. That should be an okay Christmas/birthday present, right? (His birthday is the 26th.)
But that doesn't explain the post title, does it?
In Friday's post, I mentioned a kiddo ripping branches from a tree, and I made mention of other students bringing in flowers to draw in an art class. To which Alana commented, "...flowers? In December?"
Yes, flowers in December.
Pictures taken in my father's backyard on December 20th, in the afternoon:
We're due to get lots of rain this week. So, we were enjoying the sun for now. (Sorry, I don't know what kind of flowers these are.)
The beanie posts:
The beanie looks great
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DeleteThe beanie looks super, your hair is so nice, too. I like the middle flower, strawflower I believe. Have a great time with your family in town!
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DeleteI love the yarn you used, it makes great stripes!
ReplyDeleteThe pattern is designed for the long stripe variegated yarns, and it makes really good use of them.
DeleteThe beanie is cute.
ReplyDeleteThank you for mentioning me. We live in very different climes, as you know. According to my plant ID app, the first picture is Myrtle leaf milk wort, which would not be hardy in my area. The second, I believe, is straw flower, which I have grown a couple of times as an annual. The third is a geranium, which can’t take light frost, but it would never survive outside where I live either. They are a popular annual where I live, and I have managed to root some and overwinter them indoors from time to time . We are supposed to get 3 to 5 inches of snow with a glaze of ice tomorrow. And oh yes, I like the variable yarn that you knit that beanie from. I’m glad that your recipient will be able to see the gift in progress.
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