Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Okay Okay...

I suppose I owe you an actual blog post hmm?

First of all, thank you so much for all of the kind birthday wishes!--it certainly made my day that much happier! (Those of you who are interested: yes I had a fantastic time that night!)

Moving on in knitting news, I opted to make myself a new pair of mittens after I was dubbed "a bad little kitten who'd lost my mittens," earlier this month. After it randomly (and I mean randomly) snowed 4 inches in one afternoon about a week ago, I decided that this replacement needed to happen sooner rather than later. Enter Mitered Mitts:
These mittens really need no introduction, but for those who are interested, it's EZ's Mitered Mitts from Knitter's Almanac. This probably has to be the easiest mitten pattern ever. Since these mittens are going to be used while I'm commuting via bike, I opted to do the standard side thumb shown a la Grace Schnebly. These are such a quick knit my only excuse for not having them finished is that I've had my mind blown by college this past week. Here's the progress on the second one...I've just cleared the thumb which means nothing but clear skies and smooth sailing here on out!

Lastly, I've decided to start a secret project which I'm incredibly excited to begin. (Observant readers will note that this yarn originally debuted here). What on earth could I be doing with 2 skeins of Tahki Cotton Classic and one GIANT crocheted chain?? (*hint* the chain will be for a gigantic provisional cast-on). Yikes! You won't be kept in the dark too long, more updates to follow in a more reasonable fashion!

6 comments:

Aunt Kathy said...

ooh a secret project, I can't wait

Sounds like your friends know exactly what makes you happy.

I refuse to make mittens in April... IT supposed to be SPRING lol

Gudrun Johnston said...

Those are some great looking mittens...I'll have to get around to more of those when I live in a colder place again!
I'm become a Malabrigo fan recently and that's a lovely shade!

Awesome Mom said...

Beautiful mittens! I love that color.

robyn said...

lovely colours and lovely mittens

IrishGirlieKnits said...

Gorgeous shade of malabrigo! And I love the mittens!

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