Start and Finish

It took forever, but I seem to have found enough spare time between work and sleeping to actually finish the mate for the bobble mitten. The friend who requested these will be gifted with them tomorrow night - just in time for the chilly weather solidly hitting these parts.


Now, what about the mate-less blue cable mitten? It has a new lease on life (temporarily) as a catnip filled toy that my felines simply adore. I say "temporarily" because they chewed through part of the cable and thumb within minutes of the yummy new toy hitting the kitchen floor. A minor scuffle ensued. Cats will be cats.


Meanwhile, back at the knitting ranch, I've started a scarf for my brother with some nice, soft Paton's merino in Evergreen using Grumperina's "Sharfik" pattern. Surprisingly (to me at least), this stuff knits up great! There will be a hat to match using a modified version of Kate Gilbert's "Shining Star" hat pattern.