As I'm writing this, my son is screaming from the other room. Oh the joy of the "fearsome fours."

I've been super busy with Christmas projects lately... which has earned me the nickname "Super Sara" at work. The downside is that A)I'm kind of getting burned out on making things for other people and B)I've got a gazillion people throwing requests my way as though under normal circumstances I could knit a scarf in approximately 10 minutes time. I feel rather guilty about the burned out thing... I've always made stuff for others without that selfish twitch at the back of my head. Perhaps it is the Andean Silk I have waiting for Knitty's Tempting at the top of my stash bucket that greets me whenever I get yarn for another project. Or perhaps I'm just having an emotional issue.

My skills as an English major are not on the ball today.

So instead of writing anything worthwhile (due to the lack of valid writing skills this evening), I'll just show some pictures of my latest projects.

First, the finished Drop Stitch Scarf for Sandra. I haven't yet threaded the ends in, but realistically, I haven't threaded the ends in on most of the scarves I've made for holiday gifts thus far. I think it came out really lovely, and I love the drape of it.



And of course, we need to make sure we get Camilla's approval. She approves.


Next is the finished Wavy Gravy for Jess. I used Bernat Bulky weight in dark blue and only went with one strand instead of doubling it. It is thinner, but I liked the way it folded around my neck better. I also did my M1s so that it would create a small little hole to make the finished product look a little more lacy. I'm lucky because as part of my job, two days a month I go to a class to train some of our agents. Since I am there to help with activities but not actually lead the training, I am allowed to knit while the trainer explains things. It was pretty cool to be able to pretty much finish the whole scarf during the day's training. I finished the scarf by adding freehand snowflakes to the end of each side... it helped to break up the solid dark blue color, and the agents we were training like it so much they asked where they could get the pattern. It's great to share knitting!





On day two of the training, I started knitting some flowers- my thought is that I will felt them and put magnets on the back to give to my co-workers for Christmas. These are done in Knitpicks Wool of the Andes in Hush- I also have some Rain and Chambray for other colors to use.



Finally, I cast on this morning for my brother-in-law's scarf. I was originally going to get some nice cashmere blend yarn, but to be blunt, finances are not working in my favor and I am having to just use what I already have in my stash. I picked the Irish Hiking Scarf pattern (although Grumperina's Scarfik was a close second), but instead of having the center cable cross every 8 rows like the two side ones do, I am having it cross every 16. I think it looks interesting that way.



And the best part of my mail...

My mail is still going to my parents' house since I don't trust the other tenants of this apartment (just another reason to celebrate us getting our own house next month!), and they generally get it to me once a week. Imagine how wonderful it was to see a mysterious box from a friend that lives out west. Inside...



Now I know that most people hate novelty yarn and think fun fur is just plain awful, but I *love* soft fun fur. And this stuff is amazingly soft and will be so wonderful at making a soft halo for a project. I keep taking the balls out of the package to stroke. Even my husband was impressed with how nice it feels. I can't wait to find a project to use it with. Perhaps the spiderweb capelet from SnB?

And before I forget, I don't honestly know how many people read this blog other than a select few, but I've now set it up so it is accessible by bloglines feed. I'd love to know if you're reading!