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Since my last post there has been a trip to Wisconsin to visit family, an entire afternoon and evening with my grand daughter and just a very small amount of knitting.

In Wisconsin I dropped in to see the twin boys my nephew and his wife had in late September.  They were so content and Mom was so calm and collected the stop was pure pleasure.  There I also checked on the knitted food I made a few years back.  It is clear the girls in the family are really using the pieces and to my amazement it all is holding up well, but I can see my hiding loose ends has to improve.  Lunch with one brother, dinner with another and his wife and time with Mom and Dad all made my visit fly by.  (Wondering about the knitted food, check out these links:  here, here, here and here for a few samples of what I've already made.  A set is on the 2015 knitting list for my own grand daughter.)

I also took a couple of photos of sweaters Mom made in the past.  She thinks they are products of the 70's, but she isn't sure.

Mom confesses she's not sure who this was created for.  I think she made it for herself; she disagrees.
This one with bobbles and seed stitch is my Dad's and he's worn it a lot.
It's little wonder I know how to knit.  Mom has created some beautiful things and she's approaching over 500 knitted newborn caps donated to the local hospital as well.

And because Xmas baking will soon be upon us, how about using the stockinette stitch to create lattice for the top of your Xmas pie.  Here's how it looks


Lorna made this real apple pie topped with stockinette stitches.  Should you wish to see how she did it check out this link.

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