Today's ornament:
You may recognize this as an example of Hmong handcraft. The Twin Cities has, or at least used to have, the largest Hmong community in the United States. When we lived in Minneapolis the Hmong were a familiar sight at the farmer's market, selling vegetables and handwork. The women do beautiful embroidery. I have a 12" square of red and green cutwork that I use as a doily under the annual poinsettia on the dining room table, and Smokey has a good-sized story cloth.
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The caduceus mittens are progressing, thanks to the wonderful designer lisa connected me with.
This was the scene a couple nights ago.
Two (2!) row counters, one for the thumb gusset and one for the pattern; a coilless safety pin to remind me which was the top side of the mitten; and multiple stitch markers to denote the gusset and the reverse stockinette panel on the back of the hand.
This was my progress when I stopped last night.
My progress at this moment is a few rounds less due to insufficient attention having been paid to the (perfectly clear and explicit) pattern instructions. RTFMI, Kat™!
