I was a knitting fiend while in Canada - I left with a couple of completed presents (go me!) and completed a few more while there and overall everyone seemed pleased. I still owe my youngest niece a pair of socks (not a Christmas present - she's just never had any!) and hope to get to those this week.
The next day I woke up and realised I had missed the point - she didn't want a pattern LIKE the one I made for Dad - she wanted THAT pattern (Charcoal Rib Cardigan from Interweave Knits free Knitting for Men booklet). I asked her at breakfast (before I cast on) and sure enough - that's what she wanted.
I started on Monday 19th and finished in the very early hours of Christmas day so was able to wrap it up finished! Woo Hoo!
I made Dyl her annual mitts. She's graduated from high school and is now a freshman at Ottawa University. I made these Fiddlehead mitts in the University colours replacing the lower pattern on right mitt with '2012'. I used Rowan Baby Alpaca DK (in Lincoln and Cherry) which was insanely soft and will be very warm.
While I was there we somehow got talking about headbands and it turned out that Dyl really wanted one. I pulled out some of the leftover yarn and made this headband using a pattern from Interweave Knits Accessories magazine (found under the tree from Santa!). Since then I've been struck with the need to make one in the Fiddlehead pattern and Sarah has put in an order so there will be a few more in my near future!
I rounded out the knitted gifts with socks for two of my nieces (forgot to take photos).
She confessed she didn't really know what it was but figured that I would.