The "C" word

I can't really ignore it any longer.  Christmas is coming.  I have less than 5 weeks to get all of my Christmas knitting done, and I've not so much as cast on a single stitch.

I know what I'm going to be making, mostly, and I have the yarn I need, but somehow other things keep getting in the way.

Like these:

Last weekend I went up to Newcastle to visit the family, and delivered the boot-toppers to Gemma.  As you can see, they were immediately put to good use, and I've been asked to make another pair for Vikki.  Vikki has fancy wellies though, hers are pink and purple, so this is the yarn I've chosen to make hers in:

I don't think these can count as Christmas knitting, but I would like to get them done as soon as possible.

I'm not going to talk about the actual Christmas knitting, because people might read about what they're getting, and that's not allowed!

I also need to finish these before I can cast on anything new:

That there is the first of Stephens socks.  I'm at the cuff now, it's nearly finished, but then I have a whole second sock to make!

Yes, I could be knitting it now, but for reasons, I'm likely to have knitting time tonight, but not access to my laptop, so blog post time now instead.

On the plus side though, the approach of Christmas also brings with it many penguin related items available in the shops.  These are my latest acquisition, and they're super cute:

I'm afraid that's it for now, short and sweet!

Until next time my darlings.