Saturday, January 05, 2008

IT WAS A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS!

It was a wonderful Christmas after all. December was an awful month with the death of my father and our son being hospitalized. It turned out that by Christmas our son was home and we were all ready to have a very merry day. All of the turmoil and grief was placed aside and we followed through on all of our usual family traditions with much joy.
Hubby fell in love with a sweater that I had knit for myself a year ago and just had to have one for himself. He even wanted the same exact yarn!- only he chose a different color. (This was the hardest knit I have ever done because I hated the colors and the whole thing was just knitting with size 6 needles!) He loved it and has been wearing it nonstop since he opened it on Christmas day.
A Kangaroo pouch sweater from The Purl Stitch book. A simple in the round knit with this great pocket for keeping hands warm. Made from a cotton blend yarn - Sirdar Aran. Too much straight knitting for me - I am back to cables and fair isle for a while to hold my interest!
This is the Kangaroo pocket sweater that I made for myself a year ago. I love it and wear it all the time!

Thuja socks from Knitty.com. My favorite pattern for men's socks! A simple knit with just a little design to them. These are for my Therapeutic Touch Therapist. Yes, the vertigonous migraines go on and on and on but I am willing to try anything to get rid of them or make them a little less troublesome. So far the Therapeutic Touch sessions have helped a lot. I don't know exactly how but the vertigo is much less for a week or so after the treatments. Michael, my Therapeutic Touch Therapist, deserves a pair of beautiful hand knit socks. He is trying to teach me about "grounding" in which you imagine that you are like a tree, with roots growing into the ground - therfor the beautiful tones of brown for these socks! I have a session this morning - here's hoping he likes them!

I knit 14 pair of socks last year! Everyone loved their handmade socks this year that were lovingly wrapped and placed under the tree. My mother was a little miffed that I had made her a hat instead of socks. She said that next year she wants socks too!

3 comments:

Batty said...

I'm so glad your son was out of the hospital in time for Christmas! You gave out some great gifts, I'm ogling that sweater and considering making one for comfy days at home. There aren't going to be many of those this year thanks to Ye New Corporate Job, but unless I have to go to a meeting right off the plane, I'm thinking that it would also make a great travel sweater.

I wonder if the grounding approach also works for things like sea sickness. I like alternative approaches that accompany/enhance conventional treatment.

I hope you have a great 2008, that your migraines get better, and that things just keep getting better for you. You deserve it!

Carol said...

I am so glad your holidays were wonderful. We had good news yesterday on my father...dr said she doesn't want to see him for 6 mos....he is doing great.
Your sweater is gorgeous .. looks like alot of work. I am working on projects that have been on the back burner for a year....my New Year's resolution is to finish them.

therapeutic.hobby@blogspot.com said...

I like your Sweater with Kangaroo Pockets..since I am a new knitter may I ask you to make Kangaroo Pocket. Do you have any pattern for it? Thank you very much and God bless you and your Family