Anyone else suffering from holiday hungover-itis? Not the kind brought on by alcohol, but by waay too much food and desert and overindulgence topped off by busy times with family and friends?
I have had a hard time getting back up to speed and yesterday was so hard to get up. I have a 5am Women's Fitness Bootcamp that I joined, started another session yesterday. Kicked my butt, totally. But in a good way - hopefully said butt will be smaller even with my holiday eat-athon. I can't say No to pumpkin pie! =)
Anyhow - so I wanted to show you a pair of fingerless mitts I started. Remember the knitalong I hosted, Fingerless Mitts for Fall last year?? Well - by popular demand we are back and at it again this year and I couldn't wait to cast on for a pair of my own.
Here's a pair I started for my gma. She rarely asks me to knit for her, so I jumped at the chance to knit her a pair of mitts to keep her hands warm.
The pattern is from interweave fall 2008, called "Fresco Fair Isle Mitts"[ravelry link] and it's knit in blue sky alpaca and silk. My gma's hands are tiny so I went down two needle sizes. I can't decide what to do with it though, I don't love the ribbing at the top of the fingers, it's kind of loose since the alpaca doesn't have a lot of memory.
Any good suggestions? I'm tempted to rip it out and maybe continue in the pattern and then bind off? Miss Picperfic suggested an i-cord cast off which I thought was a cute idea too - although I've never tried one, is it easy??
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Oh! and if you're knitting fingerless mitts this season make sure to come join us at Fingerless Mitts for Fall - we're having a great time! We'd love to have you join us too if you'd like? Just send me an email.
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Have a great day!
