Some Things You Just Can't Let Go Of

Hurray!!!  Here we are, our first January in our beautiful Coastal Condo in Sunset Beach, NC.  I am well stocked with knitting, getting ready to review my knitting goals from 2017 and decide what my knitting goals are for 2018.  Those are for another post.  Today is all about who my treasures went home with for Christmas.

It is the Friday after Christmas, so all of my little treasures should have chosen their new homes and be snuggling up to new masters.  But that didn't happen this year.  Last year six treasures chose new homes.  This year, not so many.  It isn't that I knitted less, but what could it be??????

Remember my Double Fun beauty, knit in Kauni EQ, my very favorite colorway in the whole fiber world?  There was no doubt who this treasure would go to.  I took one look at it, and conjured the exact person it would be perfect for.

This is Carmen Wigman the owner of Reve Salon and SPA in Sylvania, Ohio and the magician who tackles my very thick hair and comes out the winner.  Was I right, or was I right?  Double Fun is perfect for Carmen.  She just got new orange glasses which make the orange in Double Fun POP!  Carmen told me she has a box with everything I've ever knit for her in it.  That way she knows where they all are.  Isn't that sweet?!?!  

Remember Eccentric Chevron?  It is so beautiful it makes me teary.  It is a Prism kit I made into a scarf rather than a shawl.  Partly because I thought the colors would look great as an accent piece for about any piece of clothing and partly because I was tired of knitting it.  Another year I would have struggled through finishing it but during my Year Of Selfish Knitting, I knew exactly when to stop.  

It went home with Evie.  She had the perfect color on when I gave it to her, but then again, I think most any color would be the perfect color.  I love knitting for Evie.  She doesn't knit and thinks everything I knit is miraculous.  I love that!  So the Eccentric Chevron went to Evie and the Ugly Christmas Beer Hat went to Butch.  

I would love a picture of Butch wearing the Ugly Christmas Beer Hat.  If I get one, I will share it.

So, all together five treasures went to new masters: the Lunar necklace went to Thea, the Bulky Bliss scarf went to Linda from social knitting, the Bulky Bliss cowl went to Michelle from social knitting, Double Fun went to Carmen and Eccentric Chevron went to Evie.  Last year the following treasures went home to special friends.

The Beacon scarf went to Carmen

The hysterical Anemone hat went to Linda.

Bandito scarf went to Kathy Trip, the person I love to work with at Ann's By Design.

Knit The Day went to Ann.

Another Bandito went to Erin.

A Bubbles scarf went as a White Elephant at the Ann's By Design Christmas party.  Also, I thought I was going to give the Bulky Bliss scarf to Evie but I ended up finding something even better.  

I knit so many things I loved this year, after all that is what My Year Of Selfish Knitting was all about.  You would think I would have many treasures to give as Christmas gifts.  Let me share just a few. 

Dovetail in two colorways.  Aren't these gorgeous?!?!  This was so much fun to knit and in Kauni EQ.

Close To You in the over-the-top Twisted Fiber Art Evolution colorway Lucky Penny.

Stripe Study Shawl in Twisted Fiber Art Evolution colorway Juicy.  

As you can see, I had plenty to give away.  When push came to shove, I couldn't let them go!  I loved every minute I put into knitting them and I loved every inch of fiber in them.  They all were just too precious to me.  Maybe next year I will be able to part with them.  Just not this year.

"May all of your knitted treasures find new homes with new masters who will love them and take as good care of them as you would."  That is my Christmas wish to all knitters and crocheters.