Julekuler & Julehjerter

These are the balls and hearts I have made so far. As our tree already is decorated to the brim, I had to put them up on birch branches instead. And I like how it turned out.

Pattern: Julekuler and Med hjerte for strikk
Yarn: Fingering yarn such as babyull i.e
Needles: 2,5 mm

Not on schedule...

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I am not on schedule with my christmas knitting - not at all... I have five gifts on the needles (two pair of socks are not in the photo..), two I haven't casted on yet and I have just started to stuff my Julekuler. Hopefully I will have them done today, and maybe a pair of socks.
Remember a few weeks ago when I said I didn't knit a lot of gifts? Well, I wasn't going to cast on more, but they are mostly for the kids and other close family members that I know will appreciate the gifts!

So what's on those needles?
Knitting: Julekuler. I love how fast these balls knits up and they dosen't need much yarn either. I hope I'll manage to knit up a few more :) 
The socks are for Erlend who finally has started to wear knitted socks :) It's a simple cuff down with k2, p2 rib, short row heel and st st over the fot.
The white and pink are cowls just like the grey one I made a while ago. They are both gifts, the pink is for Eirin. 

Reading: Right now I listen to the audiobook of City of the Beast. So far after listening to 3 of 8 cd's, it's ok. Hopefully it will start to get more exciting. I also read at night and those books can you find in the sidebar ;)

The tradition here in Norway is to put up and decorate the tree on the 23rd - Christmas Eve, but I feel we need to feel a bit of christmas mood before the 24th, so we put up the tree two weeks before so we can enjoy it longer :) I know some thinks it's not right, but I feel one doesn't have to grow stuck in old traditions, but make new ones that fits the way one live.

Selfish knitter..?

Maybe I am... I had this idea about homemade christmas gifts this year. But so far I have only made three and I don't feel like knitting more... Partly because I want to knit everything else and partly because I don't feel that everyone deserves my knitted items...
The thought behind a homemade gift whether it is knitted or made in another way is good, and I really like the idea. But I think I start too late each year so it becomes more like a duty than a cozy moment with my crafting.
How do you feel about all this?
Do you make your gifts?
Do you start arly or do you knit like crazy the last weeks?

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Knitting: I casted on a Julekule yesterday and before I knew it I had made three. They really are a fast knit and they are so pretty! I also casted on a heart and love it! I plan to knit lots of these so I can decorated with them in December :)

Reading: Heartless has been put aside for The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters (Miss Temple, Doctor Svenson, and Cardinal Chang #1). I am halfway throug the 800 pages and I find it hard to put down at nights.