This creature is a cross between a Mameshiba and Totoro.  My son requested him.  It's made from a chunky yarn held double.  If you want to know what a Mamashiba is just look it up on YouTube.

I got a view from Serbia, that is so cool.

The kids really enjoyed their Christmas.  We spent it sitting around playing video games and eating junk food.  I finished the sweater but I'll talk about that later.  Because my husband had to work from 9 p.m. till 6 a.m. I let the kids stay up till midnight, watching The Hobbit, so they would sleep in.  It's almost 11 a.m. and they are still asleep.  If they aren't up by noon I'll drag them out of bed. 

For my family The Hobbit  isn't really to violent.  My 7 year old doesn't like the loud scenes or the fighting ones but we just tell him when to cover his eyes.  He had more trouble with the movie Mouse Hunt because it was more "real."  What the kids can and can't watch and for how long is a great debate in our house just like it is in many homes. 

Ok so the sweater of doom.  :)  It's finished and the ends are (mostly) woven in. I don't know it is the yarn or what but the ends aren't weaving in well.  It turned out giant.  It would fit two regular size people in it.  I'm still going to put buttons on it because it will work as  a transition piece for when it's to cold for a regular sweater but not cold enough for a winter coat.  It's like wearing a blanket because, lets face it, it is a blanket.  I want to make another one where I just use the bigger needles and do exactly what the pattern says and if it's to small use that as motivation to get in better shape.  When I do that (it could be a wile) I'll rip this one out. I'll get a picture later.

I learned a lot.  I made a list.  1. Chunky yarn on big needles may be fast but it is heavy and can be painful.  2. I actually dropped down and fixed stitches.  3.  I'm not good at math since it came out so huge.  4.  I did wrap and turn short rows.  I have never done those before.  5.  I may not mind knots in my knitting as I thought. 6. This sweater in it's original form is not so hard and I'm not as bad a knitter as I thought. Finally I still have a lot to learn.  I probably shouldn't have made it once first before I tried to alter it, just like a cooking recipe.

I used some Christmas money to order real project bags.  She seems really nice to work with and I assume I'll order from her again.  I'll show them when I get them.

Since I want to give my husband some quiet time I'm taking the kids to a yarn store (for buttons), McDonald's (play land) and Hobby Lobby (thank you note supplies).  If I do this right the TV may not go on today at all and that would be a victory.

See you tomorrow.