Getting Out

 I had to get out of the house today.  I was feeling blah for a few days and needed to rest.  So I was bored. I needed something different to do. I really wanted to start a new project today. Specifically a new pair of fingerless mittens for sleeping. However; between knitting, Tunisian crochet, and spinning I have at least 20 projects in different stages of progress. It also seems that when I organize my knitting room, I also find one or two projects that need to be completed or tinked. So the I have a never ending pile of UFO’s. Not to mention the couple of projects I am donating to a charity auction. The summer t shirts and unfinished class work.

My solution was to go to the grocery store. I was very nice and did leave a few pieces of fruit for the other shoppers. Even in season fresh figs.  Also on the plus side Sprouts does not carry any yarn or fiber supplies. 

Now I will go try to make some forward progress on a project or two. 

A Successful Version

 My fingerless mitten version 2.0 is a complete success. I will be knitting up the 1st mitten starting tomorrow. You know I always knit the second mitten 1st. That way the second mitten always gets knit up. With any luck I should publish this pattern before the end of the month so that you can start your holiday knitting. This will make a great gift and you can get 1 1/2 pair per 100 gram ball of worsted weight yarn.  

Then I will pick another color and knit Another pair for myself. They are really comfortable and the yarn is really great. I use them for sleeping to keep my hands warm at night. And also other things. I find fingerless mittens so useful. I also don’t have to take them off to use my iPad.  

Gloves

 It occurred to me this morning that I have a very serious shortage of gloves.  I have not shopped for new gloves for 3 years. I did get rid of the worn out gloves though.  In 2019 I was not in the mood to shop for gloves.  After losing Eric in November, it just seemed like too much work to get myself dressed and ready for shopping.  In 2020 and 2021 the COVID19 numbers were too high to go shopping.  I just can’t buy gloves online.  They must fit right and be comfortable. Glove sizing is not uniform.  They can’t have polyester or acrylic or they would be useless for me.  You would be surprised at the number of makers who just Ignore Labeling laws. They advertise wool gloves that are actually up to 95% polyester. 

So today I started knitting a pair of fingerless gloves in Ella Rae super wash wool in red.  I finished the second glove this evening and promptly started the first glove. I had a good knitting friend, Barbara who insisted that if you do the second mitten or sock first and then go back and knit the first one, you will never have the I just could not finish the second one syndrome.  You will never have a drawer of one of a kind 1/2 pair of anything. It seems to work for me too. I know it’s all about my personal perception on the project, but that’s all that matters.  So below is the picture of my second glove.  

I have already pulled the project bag with the second pair of gloves  I just have to pull everything out to cake the yarn and start. You will get to see those too.