I’ve been making cross stitch ornaments to send my family. This year I made snowflakes, and progress has been slow. Snowflakes are very fiddly, the dark blue fabric is hard on my eyes, and I chose a shiny white thread that likes to misbehave. But I got one done for each package and they turned out lovely.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get anything else put together, and a sudden change in travel plans means I’ve had no chance to get them done. They’ll have to be New Year’s gifts instead. Luckily, this is pretty normal for my family so no one will mind too much.

I also made a hat for one of my kids over the weekend. We were watching Christmas movies and my fingers felt like doing something so I grabbed some yarn from my stash and started crocheting. I happened to pick orange, my youngest kid’s favorite, so she claimed the hat before I’d even started. It turned out pretty cute, which means my other two want hats now. I guess I know what I’m doing on the holiday break.