I can't believe it's been so long....
I'm working hard on a new scarf for my mom. [Spoiler Alert - Mother, if you're reading this, skip to the next paragraph! Don't you peek!] I decided that she deserved more than a simple garter stitch boucle I was able to whip up in ~5 hours. And this baby is taking much longer. I'm getting close to finishing the first ball of Manos del Uruguay 109 "Woodland" (YUM!) and I've got a second one to go. My So Called Scarf is so pretty and this yarn is so delicious - I can totally understand why people make many MANY versions of it! It's fun to knit and beautiful to look at. I feel like some kind of wonder-knitter when I look at the pattern, but it's so easy I feel bad taking the credit for the lovely piece it's become! Another glance at some fellow MSCSers reveals that mine is not half as lovely as most. I believe my problem may stem from my guage - I haven't noticed an issue previously, but I feel it may be having some effect on this scarf? Not sure, but looking forward to trying again in the future for a nicer finished piece.

The sock is on the shelf - at least until after Christmas. I want to work on it so bad, but I've got to get my gift-knitting finished before the gift-giving can commence. Once I finish Mom's scarf I'll just have one more family member (other than my dear husband for whom I will be knitting these after the holiday) to adorn with homemade goodness! Whatever do you knit a 25-year-old father of one who lives in TEXAS??? I've been racking my brain for something, anything! to make him. At this point I think it will be a lovely watch cap (the very one I knit his father) in Virginia Tech colors (orange and maroon); even if he never has reason to wear it in Texas, he does sometimes travel north and could use something so warm and cozy. I think it's as good as I can do. And what about his girlfriend, you ask? Well...I'm trying not to think about that...