Christmas Stashbuster....

As usual it is a mad panic at the last minute as far as Christmas is concerned - I just never seem to get it organised in October like some people!  However, I think the majority of the present buying has been done and just awaits wrapping and dispatching, but there are a few people I want to give a little something more personal to.  I found this cute little pattern in a back issue of a magazine (although Molly Makes has a version in their current issue too) and found it very quick to knit up.

The little owl design is really clever, using a few simple cables and a bit of moss stitch - I think there will be a couple more pairs of these knitted up before Christmas!  Plus it gets rid of a few of those balls of yarn that were bought just because they were pretty!

On the needles this week - a policeman's helmet....yeah.....

If you look in the shops at the Christmas edition of the TV Times (out yesterday) all the Christmassy borders were designed and digitally painted by my son - see them here.