Not a surprise then.

Not so long ago I posted a close up of a secret Christmas project for someone who might look in on this blog. Well it's not a secret anymore as my sister announced at lunch time today that she desperately needed some gloves and was going to have to go out and buy some. As a knitter and provider of woolly garments I couldn't just allow a perfectly good pair of Commuter Fingerless Mittens to sit unworn until Christmas Day while the intended recipient went out to spend money on an inferior alternative.

Luckily she was really happy to receive them and not at all bothered that I had ruined a Christmas surprise. She also thinks they are really cool so I'm patting myself on the back for a job well done. I had planned to wrap up the leftover yarn with the mitts so that Jess could knit herself a hat to go with them, but if I have the time I'll do that myself so that she gets something knitted on Christmas Day too. Aren't I a super dooper sister?!

The yarn is Rowan Kid Classic which is very fluffy and soft. The mitts were a really quick and simple knit and I'd definitely knit them again.

 

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FO: Robot Mittens

The robot mittens are done. Small as they are they represent a pretty massive achievement for me as well as leaving me with a big space on my 'things to try' list! Obviously I don't think that I have cracked colour work overnight, I still need a lot of practice, but I've finally made the first move and I'm pretty proud of the results. The second mitten was a lot smoother sailing than the first. I'm beginning to find my rhythm and refine my technique. Despite this the second mitten is actually inferior to the first, but that is due to a few mistakes I made in the knitting and not down to the execution of the colourwork. The mittens themselves have come out fairly large, not quite big enough for Cassie though so I think they'll be ok.

I haven't quite decided on my next project so I'm working on my blanket in the meantime. I've done about 30 rows but I'm holding off on taking any pictures until it's long enough to uncurl a bit and actually look like something.

Again the pattern for the mittens is Mini Motif Baby Mittens by Nett Hulse. I used around 30g of Cygnet Wool Rich Aran for the background and about 10g of Debbie Bliss Merino DK for the motif.

 

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