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Good morning to all of you! My knitting has been mainly two projects this week. My lovely yoke sweater is so so so close to the bottom edging. I'm less than one inch away - so close to starting the sleeves! I love working on this while watching a movie and having my lap so cosy warm.

The baby blanket is making great progress, I'm over half way. Because of the yarn colors you cannot see the blanket pattern except for the seed stitch edging, that is okay.  I like having an 8 row repeat pattern so I can keep tabs on my progress and know that I am inching closer to the end.

What are you working on this week?

P.S.  I will not be posting this Friday, Christmas Day.  I'll be thinking of you all and wishing you a Merry Christmas or a Happy Holiday.  My celebrations are simplified because it's just the two of us and I want to enjoy the holiday and be present each moment.

Thank you for visiting and reading this space!

Comments

  1. LeftycrafterDecember 23, 2020 at 8:06 AM

    Your sweater is breathtaking. What a gorgeous item to add to your wardrobe. When do you think it will be completed? By New Years? The baby blanket is so sweet. I enlarged the photo and could see the pattern. Just enough to make it an interesting knit. Have a Merry Christmas.

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  2. BonnyDecember 23, 2020 at 10:08 AM

    Your sweater is just beautiful and I can't wait until you finish and post modeled photos. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and Happy Knitting!

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  3. stephDecember 23, 2020 at 11:57 AM

    i'm loving the sweater so much!!! And you are going to be finished with winter left so you get to wear it!!! Really good timing!

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  4. Deb J. in UtahDecember 23, 2020 at 12:57 PM

    That is really a beautiful sweater. :-)

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  5. MarthaDecember 23, 2020 at 1:40 PM

    They are both coming along beautifully! Wishing you both a very Merry Christmas. Big holiday hugs!

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  6. VeraDecember 23, 2020 at 2:08 PM

    What a lovely sweater! Merry Christmas Karen - wishing you and yours the best holiday!!

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  7. AsKatKnitsDecember 23, 2020 at 2:53 PM

    Ooo! That sweater is gorgeous! Merry Christmas to you Karen!

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  8. StefanieDecember 23, 2020 at 4:42 PM

    Love how you're happily knitting along.

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  9. Jeannie Gray KnitsDecember 23, 2020 at 11:09 PM

    Your sweater is So beautiful!
    Wishing you a very merry Christmas!

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  10. kathy bDecember 24, 2020 at 12:01 AM

    Oh that Sweater is so lovely. So so lovely. And the blanket is a soon to be treasure.
    I am just happy with my mitten knitting. I am doing my own thing inside the mitten to add warmth.
    Enjoy those you love over the hOlidays!

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  11. PollyDecember 24, 2020 at 11:06 AM

    Oh WOW, you sweater is divine, and the blanket is gorgeous. Happy knitting :-)

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  12. GraceDecember 24, 2020 at 3:28 PM

    Merry Christmas, Karen! I love both of your projects, they're wonderful!

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  13. MeredithDecember 24, 2020 at 5:06 PM

    Merry Christmas, stay safe.

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  14. JuliannDecember 25, 2020 at 10:16 AM

    Beautiful sweater. Merry Christmas to you too. I have cast on a Christmas Eve hat - my tradition for a few years now.

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  15. Caffeine GirlDecember 25, 2020 at 2:56 PM

    That sweater is really amazing! Such a beautiful pattern, and your Fair Isle is so even and lovely. It will be a joy to wear!
    Have a lovely holiday!

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  16. JaneDecember 26, 2020 at 8:21 PM

    What beautiful projects and different from each other. It is good to have variety while we knit. I hope you had a lovely Christmas Day.

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  17. Needles and WoolDecember 26, 2020 at 9:28 PM

    Lovely sweater and blanket so far! I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas day, and enjoyed your time together. We celebrated the two of us to, and had zoom calls with family. It was different this year, but still special. Take care!

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  18. AnneDecember 27, 2020 at 8:11 PM

    I love the brown sweater! I am planning a brown one myself soon. I also really like the new blog design (maybe it's been here awhile, but I just now noticed). I really like the light color.

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