So, I wanted to show all the Christmas knitting I did last year. I had the brilliant idea to make knitted items for my mom, my sisters, and my in-laws, as well as for Walker. I started early in 2007, making socks first for Walker's mom. I found a yarn that seemed just right--colorful and fun. The first ones started and finished.

Pattern: Spey Valley by Nancy Bush from Knitting On The Road Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in Gold Hill, 2 skeins Worked on 2.25 mm needles from the top down.

Next, I tried some different things for Mom. I finally settled on some cozy socks for hanging around the house.

Pattern: Heelless Sleeping Socks by Nancy Bush from Knitting Vintage Socks Yarn: Cider Moon Flurry in Hocus Crocus, 1 skein Worked on 2.75 mm needles from the top down.

The third pair of socks was for Walker's dad. The only problems I had was resizing the pattern to a men's size, as most of the sock patterns in books tend to get sized for ladies. This was a problem when it came time to decrease on the toe, where it got way too pointy. Running out of yarn also complicated things, but fortunately I had some coordinating yarn. The stash saves the day!

Pattern: Lichen Socks by Nancy Bush from Knitting Vintage Socks Yarn: Brown Sheep Wildfoote in Soft Jazz, 2 skeins and a small amount Dale of Norway Baby Ull in Natural Worked on 2.25 mm needles from the top down.

I managed two more Christmas presents, some fingerless mitts for Walker's sister and my sister Erika. I made the same pattern twice--it was so pretty and fast!

I made this pair for Walker's sister. They were so pretty I wanted to keep them for myself. They work up really fast, so I squeezed in another pair for my sister out of some leftover sock yarn (hurray for the stash again!!), and these were wildy popular. A great gift pattern!

Pattern: Wine and Roses Mitts from Interweave Knits, Winter 2006 Yarn: Jade Sapphire Cashmere-Silk in Ruby Slippers and Lisa Souza Sock! in Turqua Worked on 2.75 mm needle, magic loop.

As successful as all this Christmas knitting was, I really missed knitting for myself. It was a lot of work. I will knit for my family again, but maybe not all in one year.