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In the Gail and Kevin household, Christmas has struck.

See, I have issues with the holidays. They stress me out. I obsess over what to get people and how much money to spend, and then I stress about money, and before I know it, I catch a baby flu bug that put everyone else down for a day, but left me sick for 3.

I was home sick Wednesday and Thursday, and couldn’t even get myself up and going to go knitting Thursday night. I did drag myself to work on Friday, but only because I’m taking most of the last part of December off, and its really really busy at work. Like, super busy.

But, I did get some knitting done. But no pictures - I went to take them last night, and realized that the camera battery was about dead. Oops.

I blocked York - my sister’s orange cardigan last night. The water was _really_ dirty after washing, but the yarn did often up a bit, but still smells a bit sheepy. I like it. My sister is excited to get it, but is being a mite picky about the zipper - I’m off to JoAnn’s tonight. Monica did point me towards the perfect zipper web page, but I’ve dithered so long that I just have to get something now.

I also finished my Big Sack Sweater, from Stitch N’ Bitch. It’s gorgeous. When I washed it, it turned the water bright green. I do have a picture of that, but its on the recharging camera. Also, it gave off lint like no one’s business - I had to clean out the drain after I washed it. It also really oftened up, but now I’m worried about how well it’ll stand up - for a rugged yarn, its really very delicate. I broke the yarn at least 4 times when I was doing mattress stitch on the seams. I assume that’s because its made out of recycled wool, and the fibers are short.

I’m half way through my Mom’s scarf - its made out of Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Bulky in Argyle. I don’t even like red, but I love how vivid the red is in this yarn. The blue is awesome. I’m not so sure if the gray is right for my mom - I mean, its a gorgeous yarn, and it does remind me of the red line stop at Argyle street, but my mom is more of a Mountain Girl.

I do love the Shepherd Bulky - its very very very soft. It knits up beautifully. I’m doing a sort of modified chevron pattern, which is strong enough to stand up to the variegated yarn.

I’m hoping to finish my Mom’s scarf in the next few days so it can be sent off for Christmas, but I also have to do Christmas shopping. At least we cleaned the house this weekend - it looks like real adults live there now, instead of a pack of wild dogs. I really need to get the cleaners back in.