The sun is low in the sky and the afternoon Winter's chill is rolling in. Such a lovely time to bring out the latest Winter woolies fresh off the knitting needles. Shannon put in her request for some fingerless mitts some time ago and she settled on the Lusekofte-sque Mitts by Mary Rourke. She was taken with the XOX fairisle pattern on the mitts and also because the fairisle was something different to what she has already. I was excited to work on the pattern as it was a long time since I had done any stranded work. These mitts were lovely to make and I especially like that the wrong side of the work is mostly covered by the turned back cuff that hides the yarn strands made by knitting the fairisle. They are knitted in Moda Vera Precious.
My next finished project is Twister by Susan B. Anderson. I made it in Spud & Chloe Sweater which is a worsted weight wool yarn that is soft and squishy and deliciously warm and cosy. This one's for me!
Finally a wee cosy for my iphone. This was meant to be fingerless mitts but I misread the pattern and the knitted fabric was too firm and dense so I turned it into a pouch. It fits my iphone and my point and shoot camera so it will come in handy.
Three projects done but there are still more waiting patiently in the knitting basket.
Cheers,
Lynda
Wow - talk about productive! The Twister really did turn out cute, didn't it?
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