Knits of Christmases Past

(note to self: add pictures later!)

A complete and uncondensed list of old Christmas presents that I owe people:

1. Sweater for Mom (Christmas, 2007 or 8).
Progress: Back is finished, both fronts are about an inch from binding off.
Still to do: Little side panels, both sleeves, side hood, blocking and sewing up.
Why the hell did this take me so long? Couple reasons:
A) This is my first-ever sweater
B) It's made with sportweight yarn
C) Look at these cables! OMG
How much longer should this take: I've estimated that I can knit about 4" of cable panel and the side stockinette in about 4 hours, so maybe 20 hours for the sleeves, a couple of hours for the side panels (which are in stockinette), so this should be done by Christmas this year!

2. Handwarmers for Alice (Christmas, 2009).
Progress: Not even started yet. Lame ist Erin.
Why the hell did this take me so long? I wanted to finish Mom's cowl first. I just did, so onwards and upwards!
How much longer should this take: Mom's handwarmers took I think about 10 hours total.

3. Anubii for Liz, Katie and Diana (Christmas, 2009)
Progress: I have three headless dolls. They are really creepy.
How much longer? Not much. I have to do the heads and then the accessories.

4. Socks for Littlest Sis (birthday, 2010)
Progress: Turned the heel for the first sock, tried to resume the lace all around, failed miserably, threw the sock into the corner and pouted. This was in September.
How much longer? No idea. Fortunately, Littlest Sis likes short socks. I need to make more socks for Littlest Sis.