And how is the Christmas Knitting coming along?

Slowly.  I have been battling Fair Isle gauge since before Thanksgiving — and I have the finger graveyard to prove it!  Turns out that when I thought I was knitting a glove, I was actually knitting little tube-y swatches.  But the facts are that if the knitting is too tight, the glove will not fit.  It is not just a matter of aesthetics.  So, there was nothing for it but to change needles and move on…then change needles again and move on….then change needles again and move on….Anyhow, I am working at the correct gauge now and making progress.  I am not keeping up with my "2 Fingers A Day" schedule (tho it is a beautiful schedule — I have a "12 Christmas Cards A Day" to go with it!).  But my efficiency is increasing — so, hope dances like sugarplums in my head.

My other project has turned into a design project.  So, once again I have been knitting swatches  inadvertently.  I play around with a bit of knitting, do the math, and launch my project — totally forgetting that this is uncharted (literally) territory and I am working off a map I have made up in my head.  And I keep reeling in shock because the piece does not flow off my needles like your go-to baby hat pattern (you know, the one you knit in the car on the way to the baby shower).  Well, I will be ripping back what I knit while watching "The Homecoming" tonight — and having a little consult with Sarah tomorrow.

Which, I see, it already is.  Tomorrow, I mean.