Christmas Chaos

Have the holidays been encroaching on your blogging? You're not alone, A Reader's Respite is right there with you. Between reading, shopping, working and all the Christmas chaos, we have hardly found time to blog.

This year, we've decided to give hand-made gifts for all of our loved ones. And of course we found the perfect instructional book:



Now if we only had a dog.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

19 comments:

  1. Love it! Is there a companion book entitled "Knitting with Cat Hair"?

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  2. Damn, Susan beat me to the punch. Anyone finds that book and I'll spend a few hours brushing Tater (google Chartreaux cat and you'll know what I mean) and I'll send the fur off for the next creation.

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  3. If you'd let me know in time, I could have mailed you a ton of dog hair!

    Merry Christmas!

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  4. Still looking for the cat hair version....I'd be all set in that department, lol.

    Kathy - don't you DARE send me dog hair, bwa-ha-ha-ha!

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  5. I had a large poodle once whose hair would have made a lovely sweater. and a hat...gloves...a coat...socks...

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  6. I'm in the cat hair category (and maybe a little bit of guinea pig hair). Yes, I've been a little overwhelmed with it all. Helped out a bit with my sweet, adorable netbook with anytime Internet access. My vacation starts next Tuesday. That is when my duties end and my mom's begins.

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  8. I have some curly dog hair I can lend you for a nice unique look! :-)

    Lezlie

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  9. Between a 65lb dog and 4 cats. I could have kept you supplied endlessly with hair for projects. Just my stairs alone each day would give you enough for a 1/4 scarf.

    Next year is definitely going to be handmade gifts. (Hugs)Indigo

    P.S. Just wanted to let you know I received my book. Sorry it took so long to get back to you. The holiday frenzy keeps everyone going. (Hugs)Indy

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  10. See what I mean? I meant to say Thank you! with the P.S. Greatly appreciated. (Hugs)Indigo

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  11. Oh this is too classic. I'm going to have to e-mail a link to this to my mom!

    And I hear you ... the holidays are beginning to mess up my blogging time!!! ARGH!

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  12. A very happy christmas to you and yours this season and all the very best for the New Year

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  13. I remember seeing this one on the Awful Library Books site. It really is quite the strange book. I'm definitely not in their target audience. :)

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  14. I read a book of essays about knitting experiences shortly after I learned to knit, and one woman told a story of knitting a sweater out of her dog's fur. She got caught in a rain storm and sought shelter in a small shop, and they told her she had to leave because the smell of wet dog was overpowering. LOL

    --Anna
    Diary of an Eccentric

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  15. I actually know people who spin with dog hair and then knit. Yes, these people exist.

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  16. Sounds creepy. I have a German Shepherd who sheds at least a sweaters worth every day!

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  17. Hilarious! In these tough economic times, we all do need to make sure nothing goes to waste.

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