I am joining Ginny's Yarn Along on Small Things today. Last week I finished Una's fingerless mitts. Teen girl writers whose mothers keep the house at a chill 66 degrees in the winter really need them.
And now I am fulfilling my 2011 New Year's resolution (I tend to get a wee bit behind on things) and learning to knit socks. This first will be no thing of beauty, but it is teaching me the mechanics of sock-knitting. Sort of fun, but I think I'm using it as an excuse to avoid my February Lady Sweater--picking up the lace pattern to continue the sleeve frightens me!
Not reading much, although I have a lot of reading material sitting around waiting for me to pick it up...
So, now that Christmas is over, what are you working on?
Those socks look LOVELY!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat yarn are you using for your socks? It look so warm and soft...is it sock weight?
ReplyDeleteThe yarn is Knit Picks Felici Sport for both the mitts and the socks. I'm too timid to try sock yarn for my first sock, and Knit Picks had a sale and I got the Felici for $2.35 a ball! It's merino with some nylon for durability.
ReplyDeleteCute fingerless mitts and the socks look great!
ReplyDeleteThanks! The socks look great so far. Maybe I can get up the courage...
ReplyDeleteLove your socks. Congratulations.
ReplyDeletelove those fingerless mitts! they look great. and yeah on the socks! that yarn is awesome.
ReplyDeleteCute fingerless mitts! My mom made some for my daughter for Christmas, and she loves them. We keep our house cool, too. :)
ReplyDeleteCool mitts! Gandalf wears grey ones too. We're all trying to figure out the fabulous picture - car window? Such a lovely sky.
ReplyDeletevery nice mitts! and I enjoyed visiting your blog. I saw that Botany in a Day is on your reading list, and it intrigued me. I just requested it from our library. Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog!
ReplyDeleteI really love the color of the socks!!!
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