I finished Maggie's Christmas present today. If I hadn't had to tink and frog so damned much they would have been done by Christmas. Too many screwups lead to diminished enthusiasm for a project. But they turned out pretty darned good, considering.
(I flipped that last photo, taken upside down with my left hand just like the one above it, 180 degrees, but apparently Typepad only caught 90 degrees of the flip.)
Yarn: Chugiak hand dyed sock yarn from Pagewood Farm; color New Horizon.
Needles: Cuff and lower hand, Addi US#1 circ; the rest Addi US#0 circ. Magic loop.
Pattern: Eric's Glovettes from Green Mountain Spinnery.
Mods: Worked over 52 st to account for different gauge.
During the disgustingly cold weather we had last week I started wearing my own worsted weight fingerless gloves over my outdoor leather gloves for extra warmth. They really helped; so much so , in fact, that I have decided to rededicate my blue & black alpaca fingerless gloves -- too itchy to wear over bare skin -- to being worn over gloves.
To make up for Maggie's Christmas present being three weeks late, I am making her a quick pair of Fetchings in her favorite color to wear the same way. She has to walk about half a mile to and from the bus every morning and afternoon; wearing these over her gloves will help keep her dainty paws warm.
This Lamb's Pride that has been marinating in the stash for a couple years is surprisingly nice stuff -- fuzzy and warm and fairly soft for being wool. It's little too scratchy and too warm for me to wear in a sweater, but nice stuff anyway. If I ever decide to make another afghan, Lamb's Pride may be the yarn of choice.
