Mittens and updates

I went down to my parents' house for Thanksgiving this year. There was a lot of eating, a lot of shopping, and a lot of knitting. And a lot of their cat staring at me from around corners or furniture. I also got about 12 inches of hair cut off--it's a short bob now, and my head feels soooo much lighter. Of course, Amy and I seem to have differing opinions on what "easy to manage" means. I define it as washing my hair, letting it air dry, and brushing it. She defines it as blowing it dry with a round brush and using a curling iron. Well, this should be fun.

I ended up buying a lot of new (nicer) work clothes and shoes, since the yarn shop outfit generally consisted of jeans, a tshirt, and tennis shoes. I looooove these shoes. And they're actually comfortable. And they're BURGUNDY.


Anyway, back to knitting. I knit most of these mittens while I was home.

Gypsum Mittens (#60)


Pattern: Lola Flip-Top Mittens by Laura Nelkin (another link)
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Lightweight in Gypsum, about half a skein
Needles: US #2 (2.75mm)
Size Made: 7.5" circumference (next to the biggest size)
Modifications: I changed the decreases at the top of the mitten because I prefer to do them symmetrically. It doesn't make a huge difference, but I like it.



As soon as I bought this yarn from Dip Cindy I knew I wanted to make these mittens. I'm not sure why it took 7 or so months to actually start them, but I did finish them quickly. And it gave me an excuse to dig through the button stash. I love the button stash.


I put up the Christmas tree today and started wrapping presents. Luckily, Cece didn't wake up until I was done wrapping, but she did come out before I could clean everything up. So yeah, if you get a present from me and the bow is flattened, it's because she was rolling around on them. Sorry about that.


I also fully expect all of the sequined star ornaments to be on the floor in the morning. She seems to like those.