I was planning on telling you how I'm so happy to be in Winter Wonderland (a.k.a. Quebec city) and, don't get me wrong, I'm trilled to be home and visit with family and friends. But after a mere hour of sleep in the last 32hrs and 3 flights including a red eye, my Holiday spirit has not yet reached it's full potential. I've been crashing on the couch, knitting and watching Netflix for the last few hours, killing time until I can reasonably go to sleep. Wrapping presents will have to wait. So instead of telling you about my parent's lovely Christmas tree and the festive preparations, I thought I'd share with you this problem I have with my hands. The thing is, they are really small. Short of buying kids mittens, I almost inevitably end up with mittens that are way too big for me, floppy thumbs and all. It's actually quite annoying. Being able to knit some myself has been pretty amazing, especially since I figured out how to M1 without creating a hole. Basic, I know, but see, I decided to make mittens as one of my very first projects, cable mittens to be exact, because apparently I was thinking go big or go home. They were fine, well, after giving up on the cable they were better than not having mittens, but looking back I feel a little bad for friends who were given these beginner's mittens with holes around the thumbs. So there you have it, I'm sorry, but I was super excited, completely ignoring my mistakes, and one day I'll replace them with better ones, promise.

Baby knits make terrific last minute projects, if you happen to have little ones in your entourage. If you are still looking for inspiration, here is a round up of my favourite baby knits this year. For the beginner knitter, try out a simple baby hat or a few pairs of these adorable baby mitts. For the intermediate knitter, the garter ear flap hat and the Shelby baby hat are a must. Happy knitting!

How freaking adorable are these? Seriously, I started making them and just couldn't stop. I remember hearing about the fact that babies are born with (long!) nails, and that you need to have little teeny tiny baby mitts for them in the hospital so they don't scratch their faces. Crazy. I never looked it up until just now, but remember learning from a reputable source that yes, nails develop pretty early, and so as I was making my little baby gifts packages a few weeks back, I decided to make little mitts, because scratched faces sounds bad. Turns out, apparently, newborn nails are very soft and flexible, so maybe not scratching material, but hey, would you want to leave it to chance? Also, why would you want to skip on the cute tiny little mitts?