New Mitts
You know when inspiration hits, and you can’t really seem to put a new project down? I know that sometimes it’s easy to get lost in a book. This time I got lost in a pair of mittens. For some unexplainable reason I just kept picking up the needles to knit just a little bit more, and before I knew it, all that was left was to knit the thumb. Thumbs are quick to knit, so I cast on for the second mitten, and then I had to do the cuff before I forgot what I did with the first one…Next thing I know it is past midnight, and I am done! The picture doesn’t do justice to the colour of the yarn, but I’m thrilled with the results. I think it’s a record! On Tuesday this was a bag of fluff. On Saturday it is a pair of mittens!
Knitting with handspun is interesting, the colour of this pot luck roving does not stay constant, so each mitten changes colour slightly, and the thumbs don’t match. I like it though….it’s proof that they are hand made, and they are definitely unique.
Now that they are done, I can get on with other important things like doing my dishes!
