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a peek at Gift #2

By Lisa Gutierrez on 11/18/2009

Where’s gift #1, you ask? Well, that would be the pair of granny square slippers I made a few weeks ago. My spreadsheet was off by 1 because I forgot I made those as a gift. This morning, I completed a toddler beret I started yesterday evening and updated the spreadsheet. I now have 2.9 days per project. That’s pretty decent!

I chose the February Lace Beret from sockpixie. I modified it a bit. I only cast-on 56 stitches and made a stst brim, so it rolls. I increased to 91 and did 8 repeats of the gull lace. I used her pattern for the decreases, but omitted some garter ridges here and there. Overall, I dig it! It’s purple and totally cute.

Merry Christmas!

By Lisa Gutierrez on 12/22/2008

In case I don’t get a chance to wish everyone a Merry Christmas on Thursday–

Have a wonderful holiday season! I hope everyone finishes up their knitting on time! I only have one hat to go–the most important one as it’s for my dad.

last-minute handmade gifts

By Lisa Gutierrez on 12/23/2007

so, I had the great idea to make some mug cozies as gifts for people on Christmas. I made 3, thinking that’s all I’d need for my son’s grandparents. Well, Jason saw them and said that I should make them for so and so and by the time he finished listing names, I needed to have 14! I started on Thursday and only need 2 more to make. The photo on the right shows my original 3.

At first, I thought I should knit them, as there’s a great little pattern in the holiday ’07 issue of Interweave Knits, but I got about half-way done with one and it had taken me 2 hours, so I KNEW I had to start crocheting them. after the first, the rest took about an hour each to make. the perfect last-minute gift! I even bought a little Christmas mug for each and we’re going to put a little pack of gourmet coffee and some biscotti in all of them. fun!