Update from the Creative Half

All the "crafties" for Christmas got completed on time - barely. Tonight was the last family party, and 3 cowboy boot stockings for relatives in Montana were the last to be wrapped up. OK, they never actually got wrapped, and I was hand-sewing the finishing touches in the car on the ride to the party. And.... one was finished AT the party, but it was for a 10-month old baby who didn't know the difference. Ah, what a sense of accomplishment, satisfaction.... now what?

Here's the run-down of what came from my hands:

• 1 pair women's socks
• 1 crocheted flower brooch
• a whole bunch of biscotti and hot cocoa mix (thanks to Sarah's help!)
• 3 cowboy boot stockings made from old jeans, bandanas, and misc. bling
• about 18 of 25 Advent calendar magnets (hey, it's been 2 years in the making anyway...)

Not terribly much, but enough for a busy season with 3 preschoolers "helping." And now, what's in the forecast for my creative mind?

• finish Saxon braid scarf
• finish Shetland Tea Shawl
• Birch leaf lace socks (from "A Gathering of Lace")
• a couple of shawls
• baby booties for new niece/nephew
• logo design for local high school mascot
• still looking for ideas for hubby - any suggestions?

You know you knit too much when your 18 month old sees you winding linguini onto your fork and says "knit knit knit".

Sara