{"id":175,"date":"2007-12-31T18:24:33","date_gmt":"2008-01-01T01:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/2007\/12\/31\/what-i-gave-for-christmas\/"},"modified":"2008-01-20T21:50:44","modified_gmt":"2008-01-21T04:50:44","slug":"what-i-gave-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/2007\/12\/31\/what-i-gave-for-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"What I Gave for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A note about knitting-related posts: I started logging my knitting projects on a really fun site called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/projects\/fidget\">Ravelry<\/a>. If you click on a project name below, you can see more details about the project including what yarn I used and more pictures, etc. I also started using Flickr for all of my blog photos; if you click on a photo you can see a larger version.<\/p>\n<p>I had a lot of fun with making gifts this year. In addition to the rugs mentioned in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/2007\/12\/01\/weaving-class\/\">previous post<\/a>, I made:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Earflaps by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2191685848\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Earflaps\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2336\/2191685848_f6d0cc688f_m.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>a fair-isle <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/projects\/fidget\/ryans-hat\">earflap hat<\/a> for BN.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"GardenScarf1 by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2190606269\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" alt=\"GardenScarf1\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2179\/2190606269_63a7fa4c40_m.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/projects\/fidget\/garden-scarf\">crocheted flower scarf<\/a> for sister HN.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"BambooCable2 by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2191685732\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" alt=\"BambooCable2\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2392\/2191685732_e5939708c6_m.jpg\" \/><\/a>  <a title=\"LongMitts1 by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2191272488\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" alt=\"LongMitts1\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2230\/2191272488_ef43e2f3a2_m.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/projects\/fidget\/flow\">cabled scarf<\/a> for sister in law SW; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/projects\/fidget\/ginnys-long-mitts\">long fingerless mitts<\/a> for sister GC.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"iPooh1 by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2190813197\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" alt=\"iPooh1\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2019\/2190813197_8fb6ac75fa_m.jpg\" \/><\/a><a title=\"iSock1 by fidget kt, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/15197746@N03\/2191599422\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" alt=\"iSock1\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2012\/2191599422_175e83547c_m.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and, character-themed iPod cozies for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/projects\/fidget\/cozy-pod-creature-2\">sister<\/a> MA and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/projects\/fidget\/cozy-pod-creature\">brother<\/a> RC. Cute!<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Chai Tea Recipe\" alt=\"Chai Tea Recipe\" src=\"http:\/\/sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/images\/ChaiTea.jpg\" \/>I also made Chai Tea &#8220;kits&#8221; with hand-sewn teabags; one with tea and one with whole spices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A note about knitting-related posts: I started logging my knitting projects on a really fun site called Ravelry. 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