Here come the holidays

I love this time of year. The weather is usually lovely - this year is a little colder than usual, and we've had a lot of rain, but I'm sure the sun will come out eventually. Every one is in a good mood, I've got 11 days off over Christmas, and four or five of them are at the cricket, which is always a good time for knitting. In fact, this time of year has settled into a very predictable pattern - Sunday before Christmas is with Leon's family, then we hand out with Elise on Christmas day - it's not Christmas, just a chance to eat food and watch movies together. Boxing day is cricket and Leo's birthday, then more cricket. You can see why I always plan my knitting for this period carefully. This year I'm making Joji Locatteli's Cathedral Wrap.

It has 100 rows of fairly simple lace, followed by a great deal of plainsish knitting, which will be perfect for the cricket. I'm hoping to get the lace done between finishing work on Friday and Tuesday night. We shall see. The yarn is so delightful, it's a luxury blend of merino, silk and yak. I love the subtle soft pink colour too. I'm pretty excited to knit this on my Chiaigoo needles. I'll have to do a review post at some point on how much I love these needles. Now I'm off to wind the yarn in preparation. Only one more working day and I can cast on!

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What I made, by Sharon

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