Oh My God - I Have a Christmas Tree (and a hat)

[anogete]

My mother sent me a tree. A living pine tree. It came in a tall box with twelve small Christmas ornaments and a set of twenty Christmas lights. She knows I don't decorate for Christmas, but she did it anyway. To tell the truth, I really like it. I've adopted the tree as my new plant. I've already re-potted it and given it a good water.



I knitted Markel (niece) a hat for Christmas. I think all the super cutesy baby hats out there suck. They totally don't capture her personality. So, I made a 1920's-inspired hat with a big purple flower on the side. It is the most awesome hat ever. I want to make one for myself.

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It was made using some scrap yarn I hade. The hat itself is some extra yarn from my sweater (which I'm still working on) in wheat, and the purple yarn is a bit of leftover Cascade 220 from my mother's felted bag. I thought they complimented each other quite well.

I spent the evening washing a set of cookware my grandmother had Home Shopping send me. I have pots and pans galore, now. I also had to wrap Christmas presents and package them to be shipped out tomorrow or Saturday.

Comments

[neriah.livejournal.com]

I think that the potted trees are nice. Two of the three times I had Xmas trees I had the potted ones. It was nice to replant them outside and see them flourish.

[anogete.livejournal.com]

I'm going to name it. :-) My mom told me to plant it in a pot and bring it in every year for Christmas.

[shehops.livejournal.com]

Potted trees make excellent pets! Mine are named Oscar, Fuzzy, and Tree. :)

[subvers.livejournal.com]

I adore the tree AND the hat! Everyone needs a little Christmas cheer; a living tree with decorations fits the bill perfectly. You are such a clever girl to knit that hat! It is very 1920s and will adorable on baby Markel.

[anogete.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm on the verge to pulling out the yarn and modifying the pattern to make a hat for myself.

[transephera.livejournal.com]

I have a fake tree. I think I like yours better ^_^

That hat is utterly adorable! I agree with you that the stuff in the stores is very sub-par; mass-production kills personality like a lethal injection. I envy your knitting skills. I tried to learn once...and failed miserably. It's a shame, too, because one of the people on my f-list would KILL for a genuine Weasley sweater :( You'd think that with all of the HP things that have been licensed, hats and scarves and all, someone would have thought to make sweaters.

If you take pictures of your niece in the hat, I'd love to see them- she must have an awesome personality!

[anogete.livejournal.com]

Thank you! You should try your hand at knitting again. The first time around, I picked up a couple of the basics, but the finished product (a scarf) wasn't exactly what I was looking for. I took a few months off, then went back and tried to learn again. The secret is to teach yourself a few things at a time. Whenever I start a new project, I try to include something I've never done before, so I can learn it as I go.

As for the Weasley sweater wanted by someone on your flist... You may want to tell her/him to try posting something on hp_knitting. I know several people in that comm have done things on commission for those who don't know how to knit, or don't have the time.

[transephera.livejournal.com]

There's an honest-to-goodness HP knitting community?!

my mind...it has been boggled...

but I will definitely pass that along! Thank you so much!

[anogete.livejournal.com]

Yes, there is! It's fairly active, too. Several of the members took it upon themselves to create a sweater pattern for Hermione's striped sweater in the OotP movie. They did a fantastic job with it. There is even a book called Charmed Knits that has a pattern for the Weasley sweater (complete with the R for Ron on the front). ;-)