December Birthdays

Ever since our younger daughter was born three days after Christmas, I've had the challenge of making that day special even though it follows one of the most gift-laden days of the year. I've also had a special spot for anyone else who has their birthday that month. My sister came up with the best idea for celebrating: a half birthday! She threw a party for Catherine when she was visiting her cousins one June, and that made a very special memory. I've already shared photos of our birthday brunch but not of the "dumpling" bag I made. It was an experiment, really, to see what would happen when two different yarns are felted. In my opinion, it really does look like a dumpling, but I prefer the shape of Sharon Dreifuss's original pattern that I made earlier.
Dumpling Bag
One of my work friends and her daughter also have December birthdays. I made a vintage apron for Debbie from a Vanilla House pattern called Four Corners.
Four Corners Apron!
Then for Angelina I made this cute hat that was in the holiday 2008 issue of Knit Simple. It was fun to finally use my new pom pom maker!
Drawstring Hat