A cabled mittlet

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

My LYS (local yarn shop) had a great sale at the beginning of the month to celebrate Labor Day in the US. I still had some of the gift certificate Mr. Aitch gave me for Christmas last year so I took advantage of the sale.

Enter one finished project:

The pattern is Shirl’s Mittlets done in a tonal worsted weight Araucania Natural Wool in color# 67 Powder Blue. The yarn was marked down by 60% and it was so soft and pretty and an obvious choice for these mittlets.

I gifted them to my friend, Pat, who just happened to be the 1,000th commenter on my blog.

The pattern is written for different weights of yarn from Aran to worsted, DK all the way to fingering weight. The varying needle sizes make it very versatile.

My modifications were to lengthen the thumb by knitting four more rows on the thumb section and four rows in k1, p1 ribbing.

This pattern uses a small amount of yarn. I think I can get at least two more pairs of these from the same hank of yarn.

The cable is a great intro for anyone afraid to try it. Shirl’s instructions are very clear and the pattern is very well written. I think I’ll be making a lot more of these in the future.

The lunch bag fold

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

Our daughter-in-law and grandchildren were at our house this past weekend.

Our almost-seven-year-old grandson didn’t want his sandwich at lunch so I packed it for him to take home.

He was in awe as I handed the lunch bag to him. He said, “You folded the bag just like they do at McDonald’s.”

His eyes got really big. Then he asked, “Nona, did you used to work at McDonald’s?”

5 things so far

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

Here are five things about me so far today that you probably don’t care about:

The weather was perfect for taking the motorcycle to work. Cloudy but no fog. I hate fog. The temperature was 72 F. It’s supposed to get into the upper 80s by the time I leave for home but it’s ok if I get sweaty then. I’m just going home.
My leather riding pants don’t fit me any more. Too small. I had to wear my chaps.
I had my motorcycle registration and insurance card in my hand this morning for my bike. I have two different motorcycle jackets so I don’t keep it in either one. By the time I was dressed and ready to go, I couldn’t find the cards. I looked for at least five minutes and could have been staring right at them but I couldn’t see them. So I left without them. I hope I don’t get stopped on my way home.
I know I had my registration and insurance cards yesterday since Mr. Aitch and I went to get our driver’s license renewed. We had to provide FIVE forms of identification, proof of citizenship and residency. I used my motorcycle registration as one form of residency. BTW my new photo is terrible. I look 10 years older and 25 pounds heavier. See #2 above.
Someone was cooking bacon this morning. It smelled so good.
Even though I was seven minutes late for work this morning, I was still the first one in the office.
I can’t count.

I’m finished

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

I finished the Sheep Carousel by Kate Davies earlier in the week but just got around to uploading my photos tonight.

Love the well written pattern. I want to include Kate’s vikkel braid in my next project. The only thing I wanted to know was what teapot Kate is using.

Love the Jamieson and Smith yarn. It is sticky enough in colorwork for longer floats between colors.

Love my fully clothed teapot.