Status update

Current knitting status:
Finished:
-1 lace scarf for Sallie, I can not express how much I love this scarf
-1 skein custom dyed yarn for mom, colorway: nuts and berries
-3 skeins custom died yarn for brothers, colorway: walnut camo
-1 bag with sewn lining and zipper for my cousin

In progress:
-A smaller, change-purse-ish bag to match the one for my cousin. The lining is sewn, but the knitting is having a little time out. It can come out of the corner whenever it decides to act right. Am starting to wonder whether it was worth it to take the gift-giving high road instead of just buying her some cheap plastic crap like she did for me last year.
-1 super secret item
-Lace scarf for mom. I'm buying her a scarf pin this time so that she can pin it to her coat whenever she takes them both off. She will also be given strict instructions not to wear this one to Limerick as the residents of that lovely city are already wearing more of my hand knits than I ever intended.
-1 pair of felted slippers commissioned by mom. She told me there was no deadline, then turned around and asked to have them by Dec 16. It's going to be a stretch.
-1 camo balaclava for one of the brothers. The first attempt came out sort of cone headed. Mom insists that they do have kind of pointy heads sometimes, but I decided to pull it out and re-engineer anyway.

Still on the list:
-1 more super secret item
-1 more camo balaclava for the other brother