Oh, hey, non-political content!

With the early (not totally unexpected) arrival of my nephew, I've decided that blanket #3 and the Sheldon turtle that goes with it, are going to be his first Christmas gifts. That relaxes my time constraints some and lets me mix it up with the other Christmas gifts I'm working on.

First there's this one, which I can't speak about much because the recipient reads here. I even had to change the name of it on Ravelry, so the link wouldn't give anything away!

Then there's the project which is using this purchase, for another blog reader. This project has no knitting (!) and requires me to push my drawing skills to the limit. Eek! What was I thinking????

I still need to come up with good gift ideas for my nephew's mum and dad, my mum, and some other people I'm sure I'm forgetting. Not everyone will want a handmade gift, but for those who do, I'm trying to find the right kind of gift.

Since a lot of my knitting between now and the end of the year will be of a gifting nature, there's probably not going to be a whole lot of pictures of the knitting variety between now and then. Except for darling nephew's gifts 'cause he's not quite old enough (!) to catch on...

Here's his Sheldon turtle all finished up:

I didn't take Sheldon out of his shell because he's a little challenging to pull out and put back in. Maybe the extra shells I want to make for Soren's turtle will have velcro tabs to open and close his shell's underside, for easier removal.

If you like Sheldon, you should check out Drunken Monkey Knits --- this is a great blog, plus there's some awesome costumes Brooke has worked up for Sheldon. You can buy a kit for some of her costumes over at Knit Picks.