Christmas

This year was the first year that we've had Christmas at home. Lizzie and Justin came to visit, and Mom bought fancy British cheese. (Stilton is gross. It tastes the way it smells.)

We went to the churches Dad pastors at on Christmas Eve. They weren't midnight services, which was really nice because the churches are about two hours away. :P

In the morning, Mom got a waffle iron, so made waffles. Lizzie and I got stockings for Mom and Dad.

I got pictures of everybody next to the Christmas tree.

Knitting

There's no way I'll get all these knitting projects done. I'll try, but it'll fail. Who can knit a scarf and two hats before Christmas?

But, Mom and Dad are knitting things for Uncle Peter and Aunt Dawn. They're trying a new pattern:

Cast on an un-even amount of stitches (they used 27).
Knit a row.
Now do a ribbing stitch: Knit one stitch, purl one stitch, knit one stitch, purl one stich to the end of the row.
Knit a row.
Now do the ribbing stitch again: Knit one stich, purl one stich, knit one stich, purl one stich to the end of the row.
Repeat until you're almost out of yarn (keep enough to bind off on).
Bind off.

It's really easy. Even Mom can do it, and she hasn't been knitting very long.

Ruth, your scarf is going to come along on the Christmas trip to Missury--er--Missouri, I mean. It'll get finished....Sometime. Don't worry!