an FO that isn't socks!

what could it possibly be if not socks!?






MITTENS! whee!




specs:
yarn: Twilley's of Stamford Freedom Spirit in colour 504, 1 full ball and a tiny little bit of a second ball (if i had made the cuffs a little shorter i could have made the pair from just one ball)
pattern: my own "fingers down" creation... very much like toe-up socks, but with a thumb rather than a heel!
needles: size US 4, 3.5 mm dpns i inherited from my mum's stash.
model: my lovely patient daughter ;)

Twilleys of Stamford Spirit mitten

sorta. it's coming along slowly because i feel guilty every time i pick it up to work on it... i really should finish the Christmas knitting first, right? but, ugh, look at it! the stripes are awesome! the wool is lovely to work with... so tempting!

i coloured my hair today. and the boy and i got haircuts - he wasn't in the mood for pictures, so i had to sneak that one while he was busy watching cartoons - just in time to look decent for Christmas.

simply irresistable!

i have no self control. i had seen Twilleys of Stamford's Spirit Wool online a few times and thought it looked beautiful in the pictures. i have used Twilleys of Stamford's Freedom Wool before and it was wonderful to work with... beautiful quality! (and no brambles, sticks or splinters to pick out of it Sharon! LOL.) i figured the Spirit would be just as lovely. when i walked into it at Woolly's yarn store in Shelburne yesterday... wow. i just couldn't resist!! i bought two balls to play with. i think i'll make mittens with it. i got colour 504... "Energy".


and while i was there i promised i'd make a pair of mittens for their charity basket. they gave me some yarn and i set to work right away last night. i'm doubling the yarn up with some left over acrylic i had and the effect is actually pretty neat: