Here are Jim's socks in Regia 4 stretch which took more than the two balls so the heels and ribbings are in a mottled blue. Dave's hat was a present for his 70th birthday on Ground Hog's Day. The yarn is Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride. Cozy and warm, and it matches his Mini Cooper S in British racing green, of course.
This is the swing jacket from Vermont Fiber. I made very few modifications - the sleeves were way too long so I snipped a stitch, took off the cuff and about 3 inches of sleeve, then reknit the cuff. the shoulder fit well, I love the pleat in the back which makes it comfy, and I did the chevron pattern on the yoke with needles one size smaller than the body. Fits well, it's comfortable, and I have worn it almost every day since finishing it! The yarn is from Elann, Sierra Aran in color Mallard.
http://www.vermontfiberdesigns.com/patterns/women/150.php
This is a little sweater for a newborn granddaughter of some friends from school; I knit for her father and now for his baby. The yarn is Louet Gems Merino, machine wash and dry, a pattern I did on Sweater Wizard. I love the little pockets. It's ready to ship out to Texas and I have to get it in the mail before it gets too hot for wool sweaters.
And what else have we been doing in January? Jim had his rotator cuff surgery and although we were prepared for the loss of the use of one arm for a while, neither of us realized it meant he would not be shaving for six weeks! Here he is, four weeks into recovery:
The new "fiber furniture" arrived. I have a new desk and hutch for my day job, and two new bookcases 84 inches tall, for yarn and knitting books and magazines. The plan was to stack the yarn directly on the shelves, like a shop, but I found all these neat baskets and 3 glass vases so the yarn is actually all contained. Sock yarn is in a cubby hole cube meant to hold shoes; each of the 25 little boxes has enough yarn for 2 pairs of socks, and I still have a drawer under the captain's bed in the guest room full of sock yarn. If I knit a pair of socks every month it would take me about 5 years to get through all the sock yarn I've already accumulated! The old bookcase, which was going to be relegated to the garage, is now in the upstairs hallway, against a curved wall so it doesn't exactly fit, but it holds more yarn now, which leaves some room for new acquisitions. And in the guest room closet is a tower of shelves, filled with bags. Mostly empty waiting their turn for a new project. 
