Happy Almost New Year!

 I've spent yesterday and this afternoon, putting some Christmas decorations away and one of my four trees.  There are three trees to go, but one I just reworked for my knitting tree ornaments that are knitting related stayed on as long as they weren't too Christmasy.  I will add some more ornaments to it with the Snowman theme, and this tree will stay up until the end of January, then it will get put away.

I have another tree in my bedroom that is done in turquoise and that one will stay up about another week, just so I can enjoy it a bit at night.

The final one is the Snoopy tree in the basement, and that one I have to work myself up to putting it away because there are so many ornaments on it, and my grandson isn't around to help me take them off and put away.  There is still a lot of decorations just sitting on my big table in the basement, but for now, and probably through the new year, that is where they will wait for me to stow them all away.  One has to be in the mood for that.

In the mean time, I've got a finished object for you today.  The Yuletide Scarf, by Kay Jones, was an Advent KAL I did with Corrina of Corrina Is Crafty for the month of December.  I used an Advent that I purchased in 2022 from Chelsea Yarns in her sparkle base.  I love love this scarf!  It is so scrumptious!  And a perfect knit for today, while our wind is kicking up quite a bit.

With 25 mini skeins, it is a pretty long scarf, but for me, it is all about the squish factor.

Finally to revisit the Pig, we celebrated with my grands this past Saturday and the youngest granddaughter opened her pig.  She loves it and is going to name it Penny and sleep with it every night.

I hope it holds up!

Happy New Year and we will see you in 2026!

Are You Ready?

 It seems only yesterday, it was Thanksgiving and then the first Sunday in Advent, and now all of a sudden, we are really close to Christmas Day.  

Our celebration here at chez PJKnits goes through the 28th, but after that, I will be ready to take down all the Christmas decorations and trees (there are a lot of them, so it may take me a week to do them all, le sigh)

I've been doing a fair bit of knitting on the Yuletide Scarf by Kay Jones out of a 2023 Advent that I have had waiting for the right project to knit it into.  The Yuletide Scarf came about in the way of a KAL, hosted by Corrina is Crafty.  I thought I would give it a go and well, I've been keeping up with it.

It is scrumptious and now, when I finally finish it, I will need to go looking for a nice new wool coat to wear with it. LOL

As much as I have liked knitting on it, a lot of my other intention knitting has not had any love on it, so I am excited to have this one finished so I can get back to them.

I did have a major finished object last weekend with the help of my dear friend, Debbie who helped finish up the sewing up of a WIP from 2023 for my youngest granddaughter.  If you watched the last episode of the PJKnits Podcast, there is more info there on the project.

I super glad this one is done and can't wait to see her open it after Christmas.

Have a wonderful Christmas Eve, its gonna be warm here, no snow, but I'm ok with that, so everyone can travel without worry, hopefully!

Episode 153 Is Up On You Tube

 There is a finished object form a couple of years back, some updates on my Advents, WIPS that I want to get back to and some more Sweaters for 2026!

You can find it by clicking here

A Breath of Cold Air

 Did you get a chance to go out today and just breathe the fresh, cold, crisp air with sun?  

I did. And it required sunglasses and warm socks.

I didn't get much done on my Yuletide Scarf for today, but I did get to drink my coffee.

And I talk about my state of knitting mind on today's PJKnits You Tube Episode Number 152, PJKnits Grand Plans for 2026.  You can watch it by clicking here

Have a good week!!

Snow Snow Snow

 We have had more snow in the last weeks since Thanksgiving then we have had in a while.  I like snow, but now, I'm just plain over it.  I think there is at least 6 inches out there now, and next the frigid weather is coming and then, low and behold mid weekish, heading toward the 50s.  Oy, what weather!!

I've been busy most of the month working on the Yuletide Scarf KAL with Corrina's Crafty.  The Advent is from 2022, so I am glad to be knitting on it from PYS and I am loving it.

But, I have hit that wall that seems to happen every mid December when I am doing an Advent, that though is a topic that I'll talk about on Podcast 152 tomorrow.

I have worked just a touch on the Woolens and Nosh Advent, but really haven't progressed very far on it.  I am knitting Musselburgh #14 out of it.

When I'm not working on the Advents, I am knitting on Christmas Belle by Isabelle Kraemer.  Right now there isn't much to see because it is the body, but it is such a good knit for Zooms and just watching it snow from the inside.

I am anxious to finish it, but not sure if I will in time for Christmas, but the nice thing about it, is that I really can wear it into the new year.

Hope all is well with you dear readers and that your knitting is in your hand and you are enjoying it.

I'm Still Here

And I don't have any real excuse, just that I have been very lacks on blog posting, but here are a couple of knit related goings on for now.

There is a new podcast up on the PJKnits You Tube Channel.  You can find it by clicking here 

I don't video any Vlogmas for the PJKnits channel, but I have been following  quite a few and participating in two knits.

One I can't show anymore, because I am knitting Musselburgh #14 out of the Woolens and Nosh Sock Advent and am motoring on.  But, I am showing my daily progress above on the Yuletide Scarf by Kay Jones of the Bakery Bears and participating in a KAL for it with Corrina's Crafty You Tube Channel.

I didn't buy an advent for it, but just so happened to have a Chelsea Yarns one from 2022 in her sparkle base that I had never used back then.  I am coupling it with some Heritage from Cascade Yarns in white and lets just say for a moment in the beginning, I thought it would make a nice gift...that didn't last long, this baby is going to be mine, all mine.

I also have a couple of other advents that I am opening daily, the Door County Coffee Advent, the Pukka tea advent that was a gift and a totally surprise and unknown to me as to who gifted me with it, a Snoopy Chocolate one!!

I finally finished another Musselburgh (#9) out of Malabrigo Ultimate Sock Yarn in the Pocion colorway.  Isn't it perfect for a male?!

I managed to pull all the other Musselburghs out, with the exception of two on the needles, one that I gifted and the one that I made for me for Norway, to get a pic of them all before I donate to our local high school's, Dragons Closet for those who may need a Winter hat and not have one or the funds to do so.

It has been fun knitting them, and I am going to continue again next year, using PYS yarn that I have collected over the years.

My version of knitting socks on the go.

Thats all for today, I will be back with more knitting content very soon.  Stay warm!!