I am a knitter.
Though I've been knitting sporadically for the past eleven years, I hadn't considered myself a knitter until last spring. I visited our local yarn shop month after month, each time muttering "I'm not a knitter," as I walked through the store. When I filled my first customer punch card last spring (and did the math on my actual knitting budget) I finally embraced it. I am a knitter.
My needles have been busier than ever these past few months. This weekend I cast off Pete's Winter Solstice gift: fingerless fishing gloves. Fishing opener is just three days away and I still have the convertible flaps to complete in the next evening or two.
A more straight-forward project that I cast off last night was Sage's "camouflage" mittens. He's been begging for them all winter. They are as "camo" as I was inspired to make and made by double stranding a wonderfully soft green wool and a hand-dyed sock yarn.
Wool mittens in March? Better late then never. And now that the snow is
melting they are more appropriate than I thought they'd be. Sage has barely been inside the house the past two days. My self proclaimed "King Winter" boy is thoroughly enjoying this warm sunshine. He has a new business idea: purified water collected from the snow melt running off the roof. He's has our camping water filter busy and ever canning jar we own out in the yard.
He rushed in the house, drenched head to to from the snow melt with his (sopping wet) new mittens held high. "My hands are really warm!"
gorgeous yarn! i am still finishing off winter things too. and still slowly (slowly) hand spinning my angora rabbits fur into the warmest yarn ever (some mixed with alpaca from a friends farm)…just in time for spring. i figure it will all take me long enough that it is ok to plan all this for next winter solstice gifts. 😉 ha.
i haven’t done mittens yet – love them.
Our house is a-buzz with the trout opener this weekend also – my parents are coming down for a visit, with the men destined for the trout stream.
Denise, Maybe you can teach me how to spin! I just got a wheel and dont know how to use it yet.
Same scene over here, Mary Jo!
oh, i want a wheel and a drum carder. still doing it all by hand (drop spindles/hand carding). 🙂
I just did a sweet barter for a louet s10 DT and I think I will love it. I just need someone to teach me how before I develop some bad habits.
that is lovely yarn..
Thanks, Angelina. I want to start keeping track of what yarns I use. Ive developed a habit of simply tossing the labels when I cast on. I have no idea what this yarn is.
Rachel – are you on Ravelry? Seems like a stupid question, but it’s how I keep track of the yarn I’ve used, on what size needles, how long to complete, etc. Since you’re out of the closet now about knitting, you’d better get on Ravelry if you haven’t already. (As if any of us need another computer vice…but it really is helpful)
I am but alas, never enter my projects. My user name is LuSa Mama if you want to track me down over there! Ive entered, oh, maybe three projects this year but will get updated soon.