This & That --

Wow, it was a busy fall!  Max the cat is doing great– healed up nicely.   Somehow Christmas came, and went.  I guess you could still call it a ‘white, Christmas’ since the remains of 21 inches of snow were still on the ground.   My street became a winter wonderland:

I didn’t do a lot of holiday gift knitting this year, but I did manage to fulfil my 11 year-old daughter’s request for a scarf made from handspun yarn (blue, with silver sparklies).  She helped me select the fibers (merino, silk, tencel, bamboo and angelina) and card up a batt, which I corespun to make this yarn:

Which became this knitted scarf and fingerless mitts:

I’m spending the last week of this year making plans for the next.  I’ve created a ‘Clearance Sale’ section in my etsy shop (
http://www.wildhare.etsy.com
)  and filled it with handspun yarns and spinning fibers marked 25% off — lots of good stuff in there, I’m just ready to spice up the shop with some new items for the New Year!   Here are a few of the sale items:

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