The house is sparkling, the gifts have been wrapped, the cookies have been baked and decorated, and my focus is now returned to my knitting!
The Empress Mum's socks are coming along fairly well, though I realized on Friday I may have been delusional when I thought they would be finished before Christmas. On Saturday, I was finally had a long enough instep to start turning the heel. The pattern gives instructions for a short-row heel, which is not something I've done before. My goal was to have both heels worked by last night. And I did indeed work two heels, but one was an absolute disaster owing to my inability to read my knitting and/or count and it had to be ripped out. I realized I had a problem when I knitted across the heel and picked up a wrap the 5th stitch from the end and then purled across to find the next wrapped stitch to be worked was seven stitched from the end. Curious, and totally unacceptable for a gift! Below is the result of the second heel, which was much more successful. However, I still have a sock without a heel that needs to be addressed today.
In addition to the socks, (which have certainly challenged my mental capacity) as I have been working through my Christmas preparation to-do list, I've been knitting a row here and there on the Prime Minister's scarf. It turns out that hoping it will knit itself has resulted in less than desirable progress. And look! The end of the 4th ball of yarn arrived this morning! That makes me 80% finished...YIPPIE! I may be able to get this completed by Christmas with a little bit of continued focus.
I hope to update you with some finished objects and new yarn later in the week. I hope you all have a lovely holiday with your family and friends!
Until next time,
Jessica, Empress of the Universe
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