And the beat goes on

As do the holiday gifts.

Thanks to my elves, I think I might actually get to all of my holiday knitting this year. Of course I added yet another something I want to make to my list at about 10pm last night. And its brilliant and the person would love the concept. Yeah. If I could stop adding to my list, I might just finish it.

Anyways, today's finished object... mittens!

Isn't weird what scares us? I wanted to make mittens for ages. And the idea of a thumb totally scared me. I have no idea why. I can't explain it. But, after realizing I had made socks and came out completely unharmed, how tough could mittens really be?

Not tough at all I tell you.

Unless the pattern is meant for elves, with short fingers.

That was an easy fix as I just unraveled the decrease and redid it based on the mitten fitting my hand and then matched the second. And before you ask, yes I was on target for gauge. So there.

(I bet my non-knitting friends wish I'd try a new restaurant or something...Sorry! Go read Yarn Harlot's post on the Canadian Parliament for some balance.)

And, since you can't pet the screen (though one of my co-workers tries when she comes to visit the puppy cam), I'll share that this yarn is scary soft. Its seriously the softest wool I've ever worked with or worn. Its Naturwolle, a German yarn I picked up at the great Black Sheep Knittery Sale last year. Sadly, the BAG of yarn (i.e. 8 skeins) that I picked up wasn't enough to make the sweater I wanted so I've had to break up the yarn into individual projects. And that's fine. It knits up stupid fast so I'm sure a matching hat will be joining these mittens soon.