2 tries, 20 takes, 1 great photo

Well, it took two consecutive days and twenty minutes, but we finally got the Christmas photo.  Chloe has made a beautiful lino-cut block print picture for the front of the cards and I will be writing the letters soon.

We cut our tree on Saturday.  For a $5 permit you can cut a tree in the Deschutes National Forest.  The search required snowshoes this year, at least for the grownups, and we had a great time.  The tree is just over 12 feet tall!

On to knitting!  I finished another charity hat.  This one is such a pretty soft green Chloe wanted it, but she said she could make one for herself and this one should go to someone who needs it.  I will take it to the library this week where they have a hat, mitten and scarf tree.  The items will be distributed to children in our community.  This is also a Dulaan Cloud Hat made with JoAnn's angel hair and 60 stitches.

Here's a photo of the stockings pre-felted.  I might try to get them felted today.  I'm anxious to see how they turn out.  I might try to sell this pattern at my LYS after I get the details worked out.  Also, on the left is the cell phone holder.  It looks a little strange now, but I will post a photo of it in use after felting.  I just hope the phone fits.