Knitted

Pattern: Ilean (downloadable on Ravelry)
Yarn: Louisa Harding Castello, wool, poly, nylon, acrylic. Close up it looks like a thread of blue, one of black one of shimmery gold. Used just a little more than one skein.

It's basically a loop that I can slip over my head. It was a rainy day today and this was quite cozy. An easy to memorize pattern (which is usually very hard for me). Love it.

Happy Birthday Mom

Her birthday was Friday and so I can now post pictures. These are my first ever pair of mittens. Made from Autunno super soft merino yarn in "Crysolite Green".
Then I made her a purse from this cute "goldfinch" fabric, black corduroy, and two kinds of ribbon.

meanwhile...

While we are all patiently waiting to hear if my quilt was selected for the Under Cover show, you can see a nice press release about the show here.

And stay tuned for two new miniature quilts to be posted to my etsy shop in the next few days. Here's a sneak peak.



And here's my latest knitting project: Mittens for my sister's birthday.
Pattern: The Knitters Handy Book of Patterns by Ann Budd, Interweave press
Yarn: Noro Kureyon color 209 with microfleece liners

swaps

I got these two batts from loop.etsy.com - combinations of merino wool, alpaca, silk, tencel, bamboo, sparkle... I don't spin, so I traded my friend Jen her spinning talents for a couple of puppets that went to some little friends for Christmas. Just last night she presented me with my yarn!



Now I just have to decide what to knit!

Rhetorical Questions

Rhetorical question 1: I promised news of some of our holiday vacation adventures. Among the highlights of the week was Andy's somewhat spectacular crash into a pile of slate at the bottom of the toboggan run. He and some friends went sledding and had a good first run. The second run down the slope took a detour and Andy ended up at the urgent care clinic with 6 stitches in his rump. The doctor chatted while stitching him up. "When was your last tetanus shot? And how old are you now?" As Andy started to answer that second question, the Doc says "No, that was a rhetorical question."

Rhetorical question 2: What does this say about my social life? Last night we had dinner and then cozied up on the couch with blankets, while we knit and watched Mr Rogers Neighborhood. (The one with the Flying Karamotzov Brothers and how they make macaroni.) I think we're planning a similar evening tonight.