Mittens et al

Mitten from Ann Budd's Schematic in Holiday Knits 2007

California Red Roving

Did a little review of the stash and discovered I have very little DK weight yarn besides Heilo. I was planning to warp my rigid heddle and use the Three Rivers handspun for the weft. Doesn’t seem like weaving is a stash buster if you have to get more/different yarn to do a project. (ETA: I did find some more appropriate yarn to use.)

I also ordered some more dry cleaner’s bags for storage; I plan to put project quantities of yarn in them to get some order on the shelves. Right now everything is in baskets and things fall at the drop of a hat. Also Fiber Dog snatches stuff from the lower shelves.

I finished the mittens in a week and despite trying them on, found them a little small. The shaping decreases make the shape faster than needed so I guess on my next pair, I will knit longer before finishing. A super pattern from Ann Budd but I didn’t like the little holes from the M1 increases for the thumb gusset; I think I would like to use a different method.
I started a hat for DH from the same handspun as the mittens but I need to spin/ply some more before doing more. I also used my bulky flyer to ply some more Leicester (actually all the Leicester) and that needs to be finished off. I need to spin more of that also. I don’t think I have enough for two sleeves. I should weigh it and see.
I hate my scale: I bought on ebay and I don’t like the way it locks the weight for at least 10 seconds before going to zero. Sounds little but is an eternity if you are weighing a lot of stuff. I also think it is not tht accurate.

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