Weekend Project

This was a quiet weekend for me - I curled up on the couch, read a bit, took a few naps, and did a lot of knitting, along with some foozball watching.

I wanted another little "for me" project, so I wound up casting on a set of Earl Grey Mitts.  I had about a half-skein of each of the two colors I used for my Sweetwater Shawl leftover - the yummy, soft and squishy cormo/yak from Bijou Blend.  It is a little bit light for the gauge recommended for the mitts, and I also have fairly large hands, so I wound up working fewer decreases as I worked the wrists and made these a little larger.

I have one mitt completely finished, and the second one is just about there - I just need to work the upper ribbing and the thumb ribbing, and these are all done.  They are knit in stockinette in the round, but then for a fun change, you flip them inside out so they are reverse stockinette, but without all the purling. 

The finished mitt (on the top in the photo) has been flipped, and then the unfinished one, still on the needles, is shown with the inside out.  I'm hoping to finish these up this evening and then hope for another batch of cool air to filter south to us so I've got an excuse to wear them!

All for now....

Comments

[Manise]

Great idea for the leftover yarn! Off to queue for later in the fall.

[Laurie]

Cute idea! Discipline needed to make both sides pretty....

[Cheryl S.]

Clever!