Some Christmas gifts in progress

So I have developed a bad habit.  Or at least what I perceive to be a bad habit.  I have three different projects going at once.  This has been the norm since the summer.  I have two afghans and a shawl started.  I should probably just do one project at a time, right??  Not so much.  A big part of it is I can get bored in the middle of a project so I start something new.  But I fully intend to have them all done in time for Christmas.  I also still have about three more projects for Christmas gifts that I have yet to even start or purchase yarn for.  We'll see how this plays out...

Here are the pieces of my aunt's afghan.  She doesn't have a computer so I can post this without her seeing it.  This is like the last afghan I made, but in different colors.  I love this pattern because it's in blocks so I do have the option of starting and stopping when I want. 

This is a shawl for Grammy.  I'm about 1/3 of the way through, at the very end of my first skein of yarn (Lion Brand Homespun, Tudor).  I love the way the colors flow.  Hopefully Gram will love it too!  This is the first project I ever did with the moss stitch.  It's not the easiest pattern but I like the way it looks.  Plus it's reversible.   Here's a close-up.

It isn't as clear with the Homespun yarn, so next time I use this stitch I will use a smooth yarn.  The stitches are close together so I know it will keep Grammy warm. 

Somehow I also want to knit a scarf in green for myself to wear with my black coat at Christmas time...we'll see if I can pull it off!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Yes, I know it's only October, but I have already started my Christmas knitting!  Since I will be performing in "A Christmas Carol" this year, I will be busy every weekend between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Hence the early start!  However, I probably won't be posting pictures of entire projects until after the holidays, since the people getting knitted gifts might see my blog.  Wouldn't want that now, would we?  But some things, like gifts for my grandmother or aunt (who thankfully don't have a computer) I can definitely post.  I started a shawl for Grammy and a lapghan for my Auntie already.  The shawl is shaping up to be quite an adventure.  I started out in a rib pattern, but I somehow dropped a stitch, so I had to unravel and start again.  I wasn't crazy about the ribbing so I decided to go with a moss stitch.  The problem there is that I am using Homespun yarn so it doesn't look as good as I thought it might.  The colors are still nice though and I know it will keep her warm.  Pics to follow in the next post, I promise. :)