{"id":4917,"date":"2012-12-02T10:37:37","date_gmt":"2012-12-02T15:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/?p=4917"},"modified":"2012-12-02T10:37:37","modified_gmt":"2012-12-02T15:37:37","slug":"december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/02\/december\/","title":{"rendered":"December!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yarnattacks\/8238305298\/\" title=\"the lino carving by Lisa | goodknits, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8201\/8238305298_e20f9c655e_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" alt=\"the lino carving\"><\/a><BR><BR><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yarnattacks\/8236752866\/\" title=\"December 1 by Lisa | goodknits, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8344\/8236752866_7fb1ec2f60_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" alt=\"December 1\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s finally here. We&#8217;ve been listening to Christmas music, drinking hot chocolate (though the weather is just <i>ugh<\/i> here in Houston), and decorating. I really like the inspiration this month brings. I want to make so many things. I want to knit all the time. I want to cover everything in stamps or glitter or washi tape. I really wish I felt like this every month of the year. <\/p>\n<p>That lino up there might be my nemesis. It started nicely, but now that I&#8217;m done and actually making prints, I don&#8217;t know, man. I have had to fine tune it no less than 8 times. I keep finding itty bitty pieces to carve out. I got tempted to just throw it in the trash but, NO&#8230;.I&#8217;ve worked way too hard to just let it go. I had a tough time getting my ink right, but some of the final prints I made last night during my test batch were actually pretty. Today, I finish up our Christmas card! I&#8217;m really excited because the photos I took of my boys for it might be my favorites yet. Outtakes:<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yarnattacks\/8206134909\/\" title=\"Christmas Card 2012: outtake, 2 by Lisa | goodknits, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8198\/8206134909_4d4aa07957.jpg\" width=\"315\" height=\"441\" alt=\"Christmas Card 2012: outtake, 2\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yarnattacks\/8206134431\/\" title=\"Christmas Card 2012: outtake by Lisa | goodknits, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8349\/8206134431_1bb3db7d90.jpg\" width=\"315\" height=\"441\" alt=\"Christmas Card 2012: outtake\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p><i>Yeeahhh.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8201\/8238305298_e20f9c655e_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" alt=\"the lino carving\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8344\/8236752866_7fb1ec2f60_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" alt=\"December 1\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s finally here. We&#8217;ve been listening to Christmas music, drinking hot chocolate (though the weather is just ugh here in Houston), and decorating. I really like the inspiration this month brings. I want to make so many things. I want to knit all the time. I want to cover everything in stamps or glitter or washi tape. 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