Christmas knits

Monday, December 11, 2006

Behold. My Christmas knitting, actually completely and totally finished before Christmas! It's a Christmas miracle!

From top: Pomatomus anklets in Koigu
Jaywalkers in Yarntini
Red Sox in Baby Cashmerino
Cable Twist Socks in Socks That Rock

Since the Cable Twist Socks have not been given their official debut, here they are.

Then there's this, Ms. Clapotis, finished months ago...

No idea how to wear this, so hopefully my mother-in-law can figure it out! And wear it!

And I'm gifting the Mermaid Gloves as well.

Along with some other non-knitterly items, I am on time, on schedule, and 100% done with Christmas shopping. And I didn't step foot in a mall once! Let's dance! Or take more pictures!

Cleeeck!

From this post forward (actually from yesterday's post forward), all photos on this site shall be courtesy of my very advanced, rather heavy but TOTALLY AWESOME new camera and lens. Thanks - or no thanks! I'm broke! - to Kathy for getting this ball rolling. And many many thanks to brooklyn tweed for answering all my incessant emails with great info and advise. I've wanted a dSLR forever and ever but not too long ago they were for people who were either very rich or who were actual photographers. I wasn't any of those things, I'm still neither of those things. However technology keeps getting cheaper - and better - by the minute. And one of the funny side effects of knit blogging is the desire to not only become a better knitter, or even a better writer, but a better photographer as well. I don't know what's in store for 2007, perhaps not better knitting or better writing, but by Jove there will be better photos!

There will be!

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Sunday, December 10, 2006 11:38:10 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Photos looking fab!
Monday, December 11, 2006 5:42:18 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
just wait you will become addicted to your camera :)
the photos and knitting look lovely!
Monday, December 11, 2006 6:53:31 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Love the pictures...what camera did you end up getting? Congrats on not having to go to a mall, and finishing your knitting on time. Quite a feat!
Monday, December 11, 2006 7:34:37 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
nice cam! u only live once, right?
Monday, December 11, 2006 7:37:39 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Ohhhhh I want those socks!!! Damn. That's the yarn I gave you right? lol It's so purty!

Nice camera.

I'm trying not to completely freak out right now sitting at the airport. ACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Monday, December 11, 2006 8:44:04 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Wow, gifting the mermaid gloves! You are a better person than I. I would totally keep those!
Monday, December 11, 2006 9:01:32 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Awesome camera!!
There are some lucky people out there!! I love how your Clapotis came out in the Noro!!
Monday, December 11, 2006 9:39:27 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Ooooh. Now I've got camera envy and finished-her-projects-before-Christmas envy.
Monday, December 11, 2006 11:08:30 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Congratulations on all those socks AND the great new camera! I think your Clapotis is gorgeous, it's one of those projects I keep waiting for the perfect yarn to jump out at me for.
Monday, December 11, 2006 12:12:49 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Wow! I'm impressed :) I wish I had so much knitting done for Christmas, but alas I didn't start as early as you. Perhaps next year I'll be able to give socks to all my family. And congrats on not stepping into a mall, that's quite an accomplishment.

Love the new camera, it takes gorgeous pictures!
Monday, December 11, 2006 2:41:43 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
looks like you're rockin the camera right. Enjoy the post-purhcase giddiness (it will probably never wear off, which is a great sign)
Monday, December 11, 2006 3:51:07 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Hooray - new camera! Lucky girl. Now I have major camera envy.
Monday, December 11, 2006 6:40:35 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
nice on everything in the entry: finished projects, christmas presents, new camera and photo of you! :) ok, back to knitting now.
Monday, December 11, 2006 6:54:03 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Go you! I'm so jealous that you're done with your Christmas gifts. I'm hoping to have a nice little stack of finished gift socks to photograph soon... Yours look lovely.
Monday, December 11, 2006 7:00:07 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I'm so jealous that all your Christmas knitting is done! Hopefully I'll get mine finshed before Christmas eve. Great camera!
Monday, December 11, 2006 8:43:58 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Must find out where you live so I can steal camera. . .
Tuesday, December 12, 2006 10:19:12 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I have the D50 too and love it, so I don't have camera envy, but I do have "you have all of your Christmas knitting done" envy. I'm still trying to finish one pair of socks!
Tuesday, December 12, 2006 4:38:16 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Hot Damn, the colors look good in these photos! A good camera really does make all the difference.

(heh, the opportunities to use the phrase hot damn are so few and far between that I had to take this opportunity)
Tuesday, December 12, 2006 10:22:11 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
You are taking great pictures with your new Camera!!!
Wednesday, December 13, 2006 7:02:32 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
How exciting! so many lovely pictures and knits... I need to finish my Christmas knits! Good for you ;)
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 5:21:29 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I came via Concateknit and drooled over your photos. What kind of lens and settings do you use to take these gorgeous pictures?
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