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This weekend, after the wedding festivities, the brides parents generously let us stay at their Farm House in rural Wisconsin. The home and grounds were beautiful and we all had a great time. I wanted to leave a token of our gratitude behind.
I was able to quickly knit up two coffee cozies, using a pattern developed by my sister. Slipped over an empty (clean and unused!) to-go cup, it presents very nicely as a hostess gift. I added a couple Starbucks gift cards, attached to the lids with bits of yarn.
These gifts will be repeated shortly as end-of-the-year gifts for Christopher's teachers at school!
And what am I reading?? Andrew purchased "Last Minute Knitted Gifts" for me when we visited a yarn store over the weekend. I am enjoying the book and drooling over the patterns! He gift came with a caveat, though -- he had seen a sweater in the store that he asked me to knit for him. The pattern is in this book! I told him that I am happy to knit him a sweater, provided he not expect to wear it before 2015.
And what am I reading?? Andrew purchased "Last Minute Knitted Gifts" for me when we visited a yarn store over the weekend. I am enjoying the book and drooling over the patterns! He gift came with a caveat, though -- he had seen a sweater in the store that he asked me to knit for him. The pattern is in this book! I told him that I am happy to knit him a sweater, provided he not expect to wear it before 2015.
5 comments:
That is a beautiful thank you gift! I bet they loved it :D
Such a lovely idea!
I have a husband too who has put in a request for a jumper - but of course he wants it to be in something like fingering weight yarn, so I doubt that's ever going to happen... :)
What a lovely gift idea - so creative!
I think it's very special that your hubby requested a sweater! My hubby has been eyeing different patterns and wools and while I'm a bit terrified, I'm also quite flattered that he'd like me to make him one.
Thanks guys!
StitchandPurl - a sweater in fingerling? That would take forever!!
House of Jays - That is exactly how I feel . I am happy he thinks I am good enough to make a sweater for him, but Oh my! Not so sure if I can :)
What great hostess gifts!
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