My Mittens are Finally Freaking Done!!!!!!!!!!

After a fun trip to the "Town too tough to Die"(Tombstone, Arizona) with my handsome husband and well-behaved children, I uploaded some new photos.

Back to regular blog author, thanks to guest picture uploader and title writer!, thanks Hubby!

The bird in the hand mitts are finally done! Yeah! Yeah!

I love the way these turned out. Only problem is...they don't fit me. But, the LittleOne likes them and they fit her small hands, so she's been wearing them to school in the morning.

The lighter part is coming across as grey, but they are dark blue and light blue. I don't know if I'll put the bird on the palm, we'll see...right now I like them as is. This was the first time I used knit picks yarn, and I liked the way it knit up. I bought some other fingering/sock in different colors, I have a hat pattern that might work.

I want to thank (not-so) cynical knitting gal for her Gracie's Golden Blogger Award! Go on over and check out Ella's friend!

oh my goodness, cactus actually took pictures!

The hat: beanpole beanie. A great hat! I reach for this more than any other hat I've made. The pattern calls for bulky yarn worked with smaller needles, but I used worsted (patons classic wool in grey mix), and used (I'm guessing here) #6 or 5's for the brim and #6's or 7's for the body. It didn't take that much yarn. Try it! It's fun!

The skirt: here it is! I've knit a little more than this now and I really, really think it's going to come out great! This yarn is really interesting to knit with. It feels a little, hmm...rough...when I'm flinging it around the needles, but once it's knit up it's really soft and fluid. It is a perfect yarn for a skirt for the Arizona desert.

The mitts: I don't have a picture yet. They're both done, but they're giving me some trouble at the thumbs, so I've put them aside for now, or until I have the patience to sit and fiddle with them. It's not like I need them here now!

I know I have more picts to take of past projects, and I'm going to try and get them taken and here assoonasIpossiblycan! It's been busy around here and I've been trying to grab knitting time when I can and baseball/softball starts this week out here for the kids, I'll be running yet again!

Special thanks to (not-so) cynical knitting gal for her nomination! Go on over and check her out (say Hi to Gracie while you're at it, too).

And one last thing-- Happy Groundhog's Day to all and to all, sorry to have to say this, six more weeks of winter!