Greetings from a snowy Pittsburgh! A storm came through in the early hours of yesterday morning. I was woken up by my phone ringing at 5:30 a.m. -- a notification from Molly's school that they would be on a two-hour delay (about an hour and a half later, they cancelled altogether). But of course I didn't get a delay for work, and Ruthie had to go out in any case, so I was up at the normal time. I wish I could have filmed Ruthie's reaction to the snow! First she tried to eat it all, then she was running back and forth in our neighbors' yard, clearly delighted with it. I had to remind her several times that she was out to do her business! She continued to enjoy herself in the snow on our walks, and she must've eaten quite a bit because she didn't seem to drink as much as normal.
I unfortunately had to trudge to work in the snow, though I did get treated to some beautiful views along the way.
But enough about the snow -- time to link up with Kat and the Unravelers! While the current hat in progress is growing slowly (darn work getting in the way!), I've started a new project for my evening knitting that is going quite quickly thanks to some very large needles.
Sometime in the weekend before Thanksgiving, I lost one of my felted mittens, leaving my hands painfully cold on walks. So I've been making myself a pair of Snowball Throwin' Mittens (Ravelry link) using some yarn scraps. The pattern calls for worsted, but I'm using two strands of fingering held together, and I'm hoping they'll felt into a nice fabric. The pattern I used for the previous pair used superwash for the cuff and non-superwash for the hand, but this one calls for felting the hand first and then picking up for the cuff (for which the same yarn could be used, if desired). I'm planning to use some cotton yarn to crochet around the bottom edge to ensure that I have holes to pick up. I'm knitting on US 10/6 mm needles -- and DPNs! When was the last time you saw me knit on DPNs? The truth is that I don't think I have circular needles that big, so I had to make do with what I had.
I've finished several books this week, but I'm running out of time to get this post done, so I will share my reviews on Friday.
Frankie has been having the same delight in the snow! Snow Zoomies are so fun! (and yes, he likewise needed to be reminded of the reason we were outside!) I have a pair of lined mittens that I wear on Frankie Walks, they are several years old (decades?) and are looking pretty ratty. I was thinking that I should probably get to work on a new pair!
ReplyDeleteWe need a video of Ruthie in the snow!! LOL. Felted mittens sound so cozy. Do you felt in your washing machine or by hand? Looking forward to your book reviews on Friday.
ReplyDeleteYes, a video of Ruthie in the snow would be welcome if the opportunity presents itself! Snow is pretty but it's much lovelier when you don't have to go to work. It is kind of funny that knitters often think of themselves last when it comes to cold weather accessories. I'm glad you're knitting yourself some nice felted mittens. I have my Musselburgh hat for winter and I might knit myself a pair of mittens from some of the lovely leftover Malabrigo from Justin's slippers.
ReplyDeleteMy dogs have always LOVED the snow! Even JoJo - who is nearly 13 and doesn't "romp" as much as she used to . . . will ROMP in the snow. Those mittens look like perfect dog-walking-in-winter mittens!
ReplyDeleteOoh, those mittens are going to be cozy! We had snow here too, but ours started on Monday afternoon.
ReplyDeleteI love picturing Ruthie frolicking in the snow!! We had snow on Saturday/Sunday but, much to the kids' disappointment, they still had school on Monday!
ReplyDeleteI just love your evergreen coasters, Sarah. What a great idea! I love small'ish projects AND useful projects, this checks both boxes! (While I like knitting dishcloths, I don't like using them because they get so musty in our climate, no matter what I do to prevent that! So I don't make those anymore. These are a wonderful knit to take their place!)
ReplyDeleteI wonder how you're feeling about the office/home split these days...
And the photo of Ruthie and your niece on Thanksgiving is a lifetime keeper!
I was wondering how Ruthie liked the snow - Dawsey was also delighted by it! We ended up with around 8" and it's practically up to his chest! I love that combo of yarn for your mittens and I think they're going to be perfect. And I can't wait to read your book reviews on Friday!
ReplyDeleteI love felted mittens and I'm sorry you lost one of yours but I think your new ones will be lovely.
ReplyDeleteAnd that was me. You'd think I'd be used to having to enter my name by now but I consistently forget.
DeleteThe felted mittens look like they will be warm and they are blue. Perfect. The snow looks pretty. We came home to find it had snowed here.
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