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The gift knitting, as usual, caused me to ingest large amounts of Tums. Every year I swear I will not get caught up in the obligation of it and every year I ignore my brain and load myself down with unrealistic goals. Stress induced mania aside, #2 son's Bearded Hat actually turned out better than I expected but everything else landed somewhere between fail and meh. BTW, That's me in the hat and beard. Son #2 spent his holidays with his dad so this is his first look at his gift. Crazy, huh? It was your brother's idea.
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The Norwegian sweater didn't get finished because it is going to have it's sleeves frogged. I hate the join. It is too bulky and the seams hit in an awkward place. The Norwegians had it right-silly me to try to change the pattern.
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The future MIL socks Daughter asked for turned out HUGE. MIL wears a size 9 shoe which charted out to a 10 inch foot but these are sized for Sasquatch. I have no idea what to do with them. They are man sized but what man would wear them? frogging is the only answer but I just don't have the heart to do it at the moment. I would rather buy new yarn and start over.
Now that I have a couple of gift IOUs to make good on, let's hope for a snowy January with plenty of couch time.
I LOVED the bearded hat! This would make a hilarious gift for a few of my girlfriends!
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