Handmade Holidays (Part 3) and my current projects

My kiddos came out on Christmas morning (while it was STILL DARK) and screamed, "Mrs. Claus knows how to knit!" My glory is once again usurped by a fictional character (explained below). Anywho, I knit them Incognitos in their favorite colors. They LOVED them. The only modification was decreasing the width of the mustache charts by six columns.



My maid of honor at my wedding just had her second baby, Max. He is uber-adorable and was born late in the year, so.... Snowman hat it is. The pattern is from Itty Bitty Hats, and this has to be the second or third time I've knit this patter. All of the yarn is superwash wool or Plymouth Encore.


We found out about these cookie cutters from a radio show that we listen to, and instantly we knew we had to own Ninjabread men! Too cool! The boys (including the hubster) loved decorating them for Santa.


The boys always make a handmade ornament for their grandparents. When I saw these, an idea was born. I couldn't find plain red ornament on the cheap, so we bought clear glass ornaments and some fake snow. We used white tempera paint and Sharpie markers for the details. So cute and simple to make!



Here is my finished left mitten for the Knaughty Knitter's January Mitten KAL. I love how they turned out! Sadly, the second mitten has taken a backseat. I needed to knit the prayer blanket in 5 days, and then...


I was tasked to knit a baby cardigan for a new to us cousin! We get to meet Addy soon, and since she'll be one in February, I knit the 12-18 month size of Helena.



p.s. The Easter Bunny also knows how to knit. The boys got these stars for Easter a few years ago. The stars look like Mario stars from Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. Yes. I was proud that they knew they were hand knit. And, yes, I was sad the Easter Bunny got the credit ;)