Down To The Wire....Or Past IT

So....I didn't get all my Christmas cards sent before we left for California, so today Theo helped me send out a few more


then watched while I shoveled the 3-4 inches of snow from our sidewalks and driveway.  Then I think he decided I was just completely crazy, because he left me for most of the rest of the day.  Taking advantage of the opportunity, I have kittyless pictures!  First, the finished scarf


the alpaca sweater with buttons,


which is a FABULOUS sweater.  I have already worn it about 10 times.  Love, love LOVE it!!!

Then......

Ta-da!  The December project of the month!!!!!  So far I have two wine bags and one little bag done, which I have managed to make a seriously bizarre shape which I attribute to sewing while under the influence of cold medication.  Same excuse for that last sentence.  The cold is STILL with me and is beginning to make surgery recovery look both pleasant and short.  I rested a lot yesterday that didn't really seem to help and I wanted to get my December bags done.  Largely because NOW I have used up 75.265 yards of material from the stash, which is more than I used up last year!  And as this is going to be the only big news for the 1009 stash-busting year, I just couldn't pass the opportunity up.

Tomorrow I hope to get the 4 remaining bags finished (they are partially done, just don't get to count until they are truly finished), then maybe get one more ball of yarn onto the tally before I begin the BIG challenge....

100 Projects in 2010!

Comments

Janet said…
You are on a roll....keep up the good work! The scarf and the sweater and the bags look very nice, very nice, indeed!
December 30, 2009 at 7:07 PM
tinebeest said…
Hey, where did you get that Tardis so you can have a 1009 stash busting year? And what are the middle ages like? Can't wait for your best selling "My life in 1009" to come out! ;-)

For the cold: if it's your nose: chop an onion in half and put it near you (incl. next to the bed at night) so you can breathe. If it's your throat, nothing quite like a bit of garlic+cayenne pepper+ginger soup (just boil together) to kill those germs and make you nice and warm. Wishing you a speedy recovery!
December 31, 2009 at 2:11 AM
RobinH said…
If we can attribute the 1009 stash-busting year to the cold medicine, that must be the really good stuff! The scarf and wine bags look very nice, but I love, love, love the alpaca sweater! Gorgeous! Is Theo still enamored of it, or does he lose interest once the garment is being worn?
December 31, 2009 at 6:22 PM
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