If you were to knit initials and a date into the cuff of mittens, which way would you orient them? Would you have them read right when looking at the mittens with the cuffs on the bottom or would you have them read right when looking at them with the cuffs at the top??
If you want pictures to look at, go here and see the tote bag I sewed this week as part of our handmade Christmas…
And, go here to see photos of the SOAR market as taken by Amanda!
Well, believe it or not, I did not have anywhere near the proper yarns for the mittens in Folk Mittens that I wanted to make. Yes, even handspin, Liz! Of course I have plenty of fiber, but spinning that to meet my mitten needs was just not going to do it. I am in need of instant gratification :-)
So, since I was in the general area for voice lessons I dropped into one of our LYSs. I generally try to avoid them except for sales and for fiber purchases due to their somewhat inflated prices (as in over MSRP), but the other LYS I’ve had enough crabbiness and poor service to never step in again - even if it was a huge sale. Well, perhaps if it was a going out of business sale I’d go…
So, I picked out a yummy chocolate brown and nice winter white of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran. I was going in thinking I’d be coming out with some Dale, but I was not happy with any of the colors they had. I had figured on casting on after supper last night (zucchini and mushroom enchiladas with homemade enchilada sauce that is to die for). However, wouldn’t you know it? The one night I was resigned to hunkering down all alone once again DH decides he’s close enough to on track that he can take a night off?
He suggested a movie, but then we ended up running all over town getting supplies for another batch of homemade liqueur which wasn’t my kind of fun after being in the kitchen on my feet all day. So, no mittens started yet.
But, I will be working on Mittens from Halland (scroll down a little on that page to see a pair that had been worn for a week). I should have progress photos for tomorrow as DH had left for work before I got up this morning and he’ll be going to stright to a NANO write-in after and if this week is anything like last Thursday or Monday he won’t be home until 12:30am. So, today it looks to be just me, myself, and I all by ourselves with our mitten patterns…
I’m not being very good at replying to comments and I’m sorry. It’s just the more I’m alone the harder it gets to interact at all… Even through e-mail… I hope you’ll forgive me!
I’m tired and I hurt and feel a bit unloved lately. My current knitting projects on the needles are just not doing it for me. I’m lusting after all these gorgeous colorwork mittens and gloves everyone is knitting right now. I’ve always been a big mitten person and can still drive my manual car while wearing them without any trouble. The only trouble I do have occassionally is running the radio, but as long as I have a CD in I can still work the volume knob!
So, I stopped off at the library and checked out Folk Mittens. I haven’t started anything yet. I’m not sure I have stash yarn in the proper composition and weight at this point, but I’ll look and drool and perhaps will treat myself to a wool purchase after voice lessons this afternoon…
What are your “must have” tools to take with you when knitting away from home? What do you keep them in? Do you have multiples of these kits living in different bags? Inquiring minds would like to know! :-)
For me, I have one tool kit in a clear vinyl make-up bag. It usually contains the following…
- Needle Sizer/Ruler
- Measuring Tape
- Chibi Needle Case with four needles in it
- Small Fiskars Scissors
- Small ball of left over sock yarn (for impromtu stitch markers or stitch holders etc.)
- 2 Small-ish stitch holders
- Stitch Markers
- Usually a couple sets of DPNs in various “sock sizes”
- Small Crochet Hook
- A pack of GUM Dental Floss Threaders (great for stringing beads or weaving in too short ends)
- Emory Board (for nails and needles)
How about you?? Either answer in the comments or post to your own blog and leave a comment letting me know to check it out!
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