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MERRY CHRISTMAS to all.

we had a nice time in the center yesterday and there where lots of chants carols and stories for kids. followed by sweets and gifts for kids .... which Santa gave :)

here are Kartik and Vinayak... after their dress was assembled in the center


And my little christmas tree...



my very own candy shop....

this has been a very very busy week. i finished Cobweb by Emma Crew and here is what it looks like wearing it. sure feels great wearing it and the best part is it stays on the shoulders and one doesnt need a pin. ( light one will add to its beauty though)





Then we have a get together at the YSS center in Delhi for christmas and kids have to come in fancy dress. my elder son is dressing as Xmas Tree !!!

so i have been doing this ----










The younger one will be candies and toffees, so the preprations are like :-






And finally i started my FIRST EVER FAIR ISLE :)

my hubby is not so eager to wear hand made knits and so when he finally agreed for me to knit one sweater i put everything aside and started this one. and thank fully he liked it. i havent put any deadline for this one but he has :(

i never finish my projects on the deadlines i fix for myself. But i am happy that i was able to finish this before new year's eve.

its going to be cold but i wanted to finish as many projects as possible in year 2006 -- at least the easy ones.

here it is - finished and before blocking


and here its on the pins for blocking




i am so eager for it to dry up fast and then click more pics!!!

the temperature is dropping and its getting colder. in Delhi its not as cold as it is outside Delhi, my friends tell me they dont wanna come out of the quilts :)

i am thinking of starting to collect pictures of handknitted sweaters. i dont know how it will be taken by total strangers. it was a thought wave.

"click some pics of people wearing their hand knitted sweater" ---- and you have a whole lot of patterns --- to inspire

this starts today and i shall upload them as and when i get new ones!!!!



i had been collecting and buying things required to make stitch markers.





i had them all ( atleast the basic ones) and today i made my first stitch marker :)



sorry for the quality of the picture. the craftmenship is not so good but i will improve on my next marker and even give this one a good finishing. i am planning to make more later this evening and then there is no stopping

I started another shawl and a pair of booties. I feel I am now at the stage where one has multiple projects on the needles. the pics of socks havent come out that good, will post them soon.




I am also planning to buy wooden knitting needles, I have found a place where they supply to stores, I will get them cheaper :).They are from Pony, and are made of rose wood. I have to try working on them. Till now I was scared using them, thought they will break or kids will break them. Now they kids are grown up and know that mummy’s knitting is not to be disturbed or pulled or played with


My hubby and his cousins had gone rafting at Rishikesh, and sadly :( I couldn’t go with them. It had been nice trip and boy they had fun.




Isnt it beautiful.

So was the Arti At the banks of Ganga at night. i have a recording but dont know how to upload it to the blogger --- will do some learning again !!! till then a picture will do, i guess. i was told one has to be there to really get the pleasure of the Arti. i wanna cry why didnt i go,



This sculpture of Lord Shiva is beautiful. the features are so well defined and boy he looks so handsome :))