December 23, 2015

I must refrain from posting real pictures of this project, even though I desperately want to show it off! I’ve compromised by taking some “teaser” shots of the side and back of the project. I don’t see how anyone could possibly guess what it is (or whom it is for) just based on these pictures. They’ll just have to wait and see!

December 27, 2015

I finished it! Good thing too, because tomorrow I am driving to the house of one of my friends who is also involved in the Secret Santa Exchange, and between then and when we do the exchange, I will be with a bunch of my friends who are also part of this Secret Santa Exchange. So I had to finish it today! And I did.

I got a little help from my grandma, the goddess of knitting. She helped with the blocking, since I was terrified that I would scorch my beloved project with the iron. I have never used an iron. My mom and I don’t even own an iron. When I was little, I had a picture book that showed an iron, and I pointed to it and said “boat.” Well, Grandma helped me use her “boat” to smooth out the edges, and now it looks GREAT!

I can’t wait to give it to its recipient. Until then, it must remain shrouded in mystery. For now, here’s one more (hopefully) cryptic shot of the back of it.

January 1, 2016

He liked it! :D

January 3, 2016

I uploaded some of my in-progress photos that, before now, I could not post. There’s also one of the banner in its new home.

There are a lot of in-progress photos from this project, because when you’re doing colorwork, progress is slow, and each and every row is a victory that must be celebrated and documented!