The Christmas Rush Is On

Wow, have I been busy!! My neighbor has asked my to knit personalized Christmas stockings for her family (a baby and 2 adults), so the needles have been a-clikin'! The big challenge in coming up with a not-to-complex pattern (given the time constraint) was how to fit baby's name (Bethany) on a not too huge stocking. I decided to use #6 needles and Encore. I figured I'd need about 45 stitches to fit the name; I'm doing 48 per side (yes.... 96 total). I must be crazy to take on this project! Anyway, I'm almost done with dad's. Hopefully I'll get started on mom's tonight.