Christmas stash has arrived

I couldn't hold off and used my Christmas gift cards to by some new yarn, as well as a few gadgets: ball winder, stitch holders, a set of new sock needles and some wool wash. 

I think best of all, of course, is the yarn: 

Socks for Kevin. 

Socks for me. 

Adorable hats for...? I want the bird one, but I'm not sure who might like the cat one....

Yarn for SpillyJane's William it was really nothing mittens.

A bottom-whorl drop spindle from Maine Woods Yarn - and my first spun yarn. It's going to take some time before it looks knittable I'm thinking...

And some more fiber from the same shop to spin once I get a little better! 

Knitting continues on my cardigan, and I'm gearing up to start the Craftsman Afghan. I lost the drawing I did with the replacement colors though, so will have to spend some time figuring that out before I begin. It might be a more complicated pattern than I originally thought, so I might hold off on it for now and learn socks instead.