Finally back

I've been bad at this blogging thing lately. Sorry about that, I've had a lot going on. You will be glad to know that even though I haven't been blogging, I've been very busy knitting. But, I haven't been very diligent about getting pictures of my knitting, so you will mostly get to use your imagination today.

I finished my Endpaper Mitts just after Christmas, and I am in love with them. They are so warm and soft, and the colors look great together. Hopefully I will have a picture of them finished and in all their glory soon, but for now, you can see them in progress here. They turned out a bit long on my fingers, but most fingerless mitts do. I think I must have short stubby fingers. I really enjoyed making them, and they were amazingly easy and quick to knit. I can see myself making another pair soon. Next time I think I will shorten my finger section and the wrist section so they are easier to wear with jackets. All in all, I love them. I am a bit embarrassed about one thing, it seems that even though I am usually a loose knitter, I am an extremely tight knitter in colorwork. The mediums size called for 3.00mm needles which is in between a US 2 and 3, but I had to go all the way up to 3.75mm (US 5) to get gauge. I guess it's not really that much, but it did surprise me.

I'm still chugging away on my Pomatomus mitts. They are actually coming along quite well. I've already finished one, and I am working on the thumb gusset on the other. I had to rip back my entire thumb gusset last night on the second mitt because I made a stupid mistake with my increases, but I should be able to catch up pretty quickly. Here's a picture of the first mitt when I was working on the thumb gusset, so you can get an idea of what they look like.

I think I'm going to have a ton of yarn left over. I have two skeins of this color, and each skein is about 185 yards. I'm still on the first skein, and it looks like I will be able to finish the second mitt without touching the second skein. I love this colorway, and I'm really excited that I might be able to get another pair of mitts out of it.

I've started working on a pair of Zephyr socks (sorry no pictures yet). I'm using Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks That Rock Lightweight yarn in the Rain Forest Jasper colorway. The yarn is apparently self striping, which seems like it would look strange in this pattern, but it actually looks good....well at least I think so. This is such a quick knit. I can't believe how fast I'm able to fly through this pattern. It's become my easy knit for when I'm tired.

And, in a fit of cast on fever, I started another project. I'm working on a Chevron Scarf from Last Minute Knitted Gifts (again no pictures). I'm using Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Mediumweight yarn in the Loch Ness and Socktopus colorways. These two colors look great together, and I love the way it looks. To be completely honest though, I don't work on it too much. I'm really trying to finish up my Pomatomus Mitts, so maybe when they are done, I will pick this up more often.

I'm still slowly working my way through my poor neglected Honeybee.

It seems like winter has finally hit Louisiana. It's been freezing here....we actually had a few snowflakes on Friday!

I'll leave you with a few pictures of my still blooming Phrag Silver Eagle (the middle one is my favorite).