Going, going, gone....

...and the hat walked out the door. On the head of Raven as she left for school. She loves it! And it matches her coat. What could I say. :)

Finished the pair of mittens for our nephew. Christmas knitting 2012 is officially over! Lol! These were knit of Cascades 220 wool in black and black/blue twist. I used the Striped Mittens pattern from Robin Hansen's "Favorite Mittens". Size ML. They knit up quickly and the pattern seemed to make more sense this time. Some of the wording in these patterns can leave you scratching your head. But if you persevere and "think for yourself" as Elizabeth Zimmermann would say, success can be yours. I love these patterns! Warm stranded mittens of worsted weight wool and a very traditional look to them if done in traditional colours. Or one can choose wild colours and go funky!

The close-up shows them much more blue than they are. I used black in the dominant hand and the black/blue twist peeks out from the rows of black stripes.
   Today I'll start a hat for my Dad. He bought a scarf earlier this winter and asked if I could knit a hat to match. I matched as best as possible the colours with Palette yarn from KnitPicks. I'm using the basic hat pattern from Ann Budd's book of Knitting Patterns and will plug in the colour patterns from the scarf. Should be fun!

It's sunny and mild here today. 3C and the snow is melting. It's wet & muddy outside and I wish we could get to spring without the mess. Ah well. Soon enough it will be dry & warm and we'll be outside more enjoying the freedom from snowsuits & boots.

Enjoy the day & keep knitting!