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Been Knitting!

I know what a silly title for a post, sure I have been knitting, I am always knit.  But now with much of the Xmas knitting pressure off I am working on some fun stuff.  (There is still a second ¨O¨ scarf to complete before the end of the year.  I´m pretty sure I can get it done [she says with her fingers crossed]).

While at the farm a few weeks ago one of my sister-in-laws and her daughter, my niece, visited a local craft fair where the wife of one of my nephews was showing her handiwork.  She makes wall hanging from pallets and other scrap wood.  Here´s a part of her display.




While at that craft fair my niece spied a pair of boot cuffs she liked and was considering purchasing them.  However, I stepped in and stopped her by saying I could knit her a pair if she could wait until January to get them.  First we had to agree on a pattern.  Julie Tarsha´s Thermal Boot Cuffs from Ravelry hit the mark.  These cuffs are worn near the knee and the waffle stitch makes them thick and warm all perfect for Minnesota winters.  Second there was a matter of what colour to make them.  My niece wanted a neutral colour so we decided on two tones of tan I had in my stash.  (Can´t give you the name because the labels had been removed.)  And I do have one done.

One cuff done.  Getting decent pictures when the days are so short is a problem for me.

But I seem to be having a bout of startitis again.  It is about this time every year when I want to start several projects all at the same time and seem to struggle to focus on completing any one of them.  All this is an explanation why I also started a pair of fingerless gloves.  The simplicity of Stephanie Sun´s, Commuter Fingerless Mittens (also from Ravelry) captured my attention.  Click on the link above to see the cable running up the back of the hand and the ribbed upper cuff that folds down and is held in place with a button.  I am making them with the last ball of Remix from Berroco in the colour Bittersweet.  This yarn is 100% recycled and contains nylon, cotton, acrylic, silk and linen.  These gloves are perfect for the mild winters here in the Pactific Northwest.

So of course, before I finished both cuffs for my niece, I knit up one of the fingerless gloves.  Here is the right-hand already completed.

Wow, that silver nail polish really shows up, but then so does the cable.

Ever try to take a photo with your left hand?  Oh, the sacrifices made for these pictures.
It is now time for discipline.  The second boot cuff is currently two-thirds complete and it will be finished before I let myself start the second fingerless glove.  If I don´t stop this startitis in its tracks there will be far too many things to finish (and not start) in the new year when startitis really takes over.

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