Class?

A picture of our “class” on Tuesday, May 20 at my place by Oak Leaf Lake. We had fun on the deck w/knitting and margaritas!

Barb

Mankato East Mittens

...for a special person getting ready to move to 7th grade there next year.

Warmest Mittens pattern from my earlier post in Cascade 220 yarn. Maybe 1/2 a skein of black and less than 1/4 skein of the yellow/gold. After the ribbing I changed colors every 10 rows.

These are pretty fast so finishing them isn't all that impressive. I spend a night making the ribbing/hand part and another night on the thumb and weaving in the ends... total of 4 evenings in front of the tv or watching your favorite youth practice/game.

I finished the mittens last night and got them all washed up. They turned out pretty well.

The only thing I would change is to not change colors right where the thumb joins the hand part... it's a little awkward there but I'm probably the only one that notices.

Right?

"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"

[Chorus]I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'

I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'

I know MJ was not singing about knitting here, but it sure fits. Check out my newest start. It is the Lace Ribbon Scarf from knitty. I'm using Noro sock yarn.

Looking for a Graduation Gift?

How about a set of mittens in their college colors to carry with them to their new school? I found this pattern on Ravelry - over 140 people had made it and there were very few modifications so I figured I was safe to use it for a quick pair.

Would you believe this is one evening's work? It took me longer to get the pattern ready, find the needles and wind the yarn!

Cascade 220 yarn in Maroon and Gold and the Warmest Mitten pattern from the Knitting Pretty book - or free online.