Blanket finish and a productive weekend..........

 

This is a photo of my family on Thanksgiving.  My husband's friend joined us but that is it.  No extended family or friends.  We ate outside, we tried to keep a bit of distance, but these are the people I am with all the time so we felt pretty safe gathering for the holiday. We had a lovely evening together.  I really do cherish my family.  I hope all of you who celebrated had a wonderful day.  I decided to deep clean on Thanksgiving while my husband cooked.  It was much needed and something I usually do on the last day of the year. But this year I wanted less to do on the last day of the year when I put away all the decorations. I was thinking doing this would help me start the new year off fresh and not so tired. So brainiac that I am I decided to do it on Thanksgiving, not so smart because then I was tired from climbing up and down ladders and cleaning like a crazy woman.  Still it is done and I am very thankful for that.   Friday was spent decorating for Christmas and cleaning up after that mess.  Saturday I did get a bit of rest in after I gave Little Buddy a haircut and I had a Christmas gift finish, more about that in a bit.  Today was paperwork and an appointment to see Santa with one special boy.  He was very nervous to go to the mall to see Santa but I assured him we could do it safely.  He even got to go on some elevator rides which just made him so happy.  His elevator riding has been curtailed due to the pandemic.  I sanitized all the buttons so he could push them with no worry.  We went on several rides before seeing Santa. Our visit went well.  Santa wore a face shield and Little Boy had on a mask until he turned around for the photo, then he could lower it safely.  Santa was wonderful, just as he should be, very kind and lovely.

Christmas present blanket number two is done.  This will be for Mr. 23 and Ms. L.  It is based on the Edelweiss Blanket which I believe was more of a baby blanket.  I love the granny square design and just adapted the second round so it wasn't a puff stitch, rather a double crochet 3 together cluster and added a final round of granny stitches so I could join as I went along.  I used a size J hook and 2,550 yards of we are knitter's cotton in the color pearl, which is a cross between grey and a light beige.  After a few rounds of granny stiches for the border the final blanket measures 52 x 72 inches.  A nice size for a throw.  I am not sure I trust Ms. Luna around it, this blanket might have to be put away until she gets a little older and is not so in love with my yarn.

These boys just make me laugh.  Hank is rarely on his back showing his belly so I had to grab my phone for a photo.  Bear looks like he is laughing here in this photo.  It is hard to take a picture when you are constantly getting your hand knocked by a paw wanting some attention. 

Hope you have a wonderful week my friends.  I am about to finish some paperwork so I can relax and make a few Christmas presents.  More on that later.  Have a wonderful and safe week.