Secret No More

Green Tea nearly finished

I'm done, and tonight Christmas was finally over.  The last stitch was knit on the last gift scarf.  It's not a secret anymore--I've been knitting scarves since the first part of December.  Six of them.

Knit on the bias, the scarf is grafted together to
form a loop.

The house work suffered.  The chickens were slightly neglected.  The wall/ceiling painting in  my house stopped. My "get to" blog experienced severe lapses of stillness.  Meals were quick or eaten out.  I was knitting. "Mom's on a mission" was the word in the street.

Bliss on the fingers

Bliss for the neck

Shibui makes a extra fine mohair and silk yarn called "Silk Cloud."  I fell in love, bought one each of Raspberry, Blush, Watermelon, Fjord, Camel, and Green Tea to match the women in the family, and after completing the first bias loop scarf, knew some would be coming off the needles well into the new year.  So be it.









Every stitch was a delight; every touch of the yarn a thrill.  I've been in heaven for over 110 hours during the last six weeks while creating these cuddles for the neck.  So tonight I'm wrapping it up as the last of the Things I get to do today and tomorrow my niece who's flying back to school in Belgium in a few days will have her Christmas present.

Camel for my daughter

PS.  I have yarn for one for myself in Bordeaux, and Valentine's Day is coming: a scarf in Raspberry for my mother.

Just a Tiny Bit

Here's a question for you!  How does one write about the Things I get to do today when there are so many delicious activities lined up waiting?  Shall I wrap presents and put chicken feathers in the bows? Shall I make Rosemary Olive Oil for gifts?  Shall I create a wowy-zinger salt scrub with the help of my Giant Sequoia tree?

Shall I create seed packets for sharing from those Honeymooning Lettuce plants left alone just long enough in the garden last fall?  Shall I create fun and interesting labels for the salt scrub?







OR shall I go visit my chickens?  Shall I turn them out into the yard since it's not pouring rain for the first time in 48 hours?  Shall I enclose the coop with protection against the elements to make it more cozy for featherless hens?

OR perhaps I'll jot you all this brief note, be grateful that I have eyes that see and fingers that move to do my bidding, and go to bed early.  It would be easy to go circular, just a tiny bit.