This is a bit late today, my apologies. I had a morning appointment and that delayed posting.
I still have to finish the other baby sock, but I decided to give myself a bit if a break because, honestly, I’m getting a little sick of baby socks :) So I started a couple of other things. Just to keep myself from using my knitting needles as tinker toys!
Fir cones
But - the yarn works nicely and the fir cone pattern is beautiful and that’s worth knowing.
As the weather continues to chill, I have remembered that I promised dad that I’d make him some fingerless mitts that he could wear around the house to keep his hands warm and that - most importantly - wouldn’t interfere with his practicing his clarinet.
Fingerless Mitt
And while we’re here, a question? The yarn is Classic Elite Follies - 40% rayon, 35% alpaca and 20% wool. I know it’s nice and warm because I made my own mitts from this yarn last year and they are wonderful (I’ve just now broken them out again and have even used them a couple of times!). However, this yarn spit splices better than any yarn I’ve ever used - despite the hefty rayon content. The stuff fulls if you breathe on it. If any of you have ever knit with Follies, can you tell me how you washed it - besides very carefully? I’m terrified that I’ll get these completed and dunk them in the sink only to find that they’ll only be fit for chipmunks! No, I haven’t washed my own yet - I’ve been afraid to - but that’s probably what I should do first, eh? They could use a little cleaning up anyway.
The observation booth :)
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the little bugger indeed! are you planning anything in particular for that lace?
no, no, no- not for chipmunks- for the wee rodents- think how adorable they will be in their own little fingerless mitts-
goldie resembles me leaning over the live lobster tank at the fish market- does he have a similar greedy expression on his catly face?
stay happy-
Nat - I’m not sure yet, but I have a vague idea of a scarf - though I’d like it to be a bit slimmer than this - to go with a velvet suit.
Barb - You know I thought about that after I had posted :) FIngerless mitts for gerbils...think the Gumps catalogue would be interested in carrying that item?
Actully, Goldie always has this bland “Who, me?” expression on his face - typical cat. Whatever they want is perfectly normal and what’s my problem anyway?
We have two cats and two “observation booths”. A chicken wire top helped keep our kitties from the unwanted perches. Also helps keep the gerbil from escaping should he ever chew thru the top! =}
Nanette - Well, as of this morning we also have two observations booths - one for each cat, as it were :) The tank lids are sturdy enough - they’re wire so neither the cats nor the little ones can get through them - we just don’t want the cats perching atop them making the little one nervous. Not that gerbils seem to be nervous about anything except sometimes another gerbil :)
I like the cables on your dad’s mitts! Have you tried searching on Knitter’s Review Forums to see if someone has written about Follies?
Toni - No, I never thought of that - thanks for the suggestion :)
