By the way, here are the mitts. You can see I hadn't blocked it yet, but only God is perfect!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Spring is Here!
Spring is here and there is hope for warmth. Hopefully, all of the items we knitted that we did not give away have staved off the ability of the cold to creep through our apparel, our mittens, our thermals, and keep us warmer than we otherwise would have been. Either that, or we made a courageous attempt at adding another layer of adipose tissue to our frames.
Since moving back to California to begin a new job, I have been so glad to be near good produce, Panera, and other fantastic Mexican food, that I am one of those who has added a layer of fat. Darrell is running the store, as only he can, and I am developing an independent living program for "unaccompanied refugee minors," who were trafficked and rescued by U.S. agents. This includes children who have sometimes walked all the way from Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Mexico to the United States, been kidnapped by the Mexican Gangs, and held for ransom so that their families will pay more for their relase. Most of them have suffered and witnessed unspeakable things. I have to say, besides being a mother, a grandmother, and knitting, social work is my life work. But I digress.
Spring can be, to use a psycho-babble term, bipolar at times, hot, warm, wet, and cold, I made some fingerless mitts to keep by paws warm while on the computer or knitting. I found the pattern on Ravelry, of which there are many. The wieght called for in my pattern was DK weight, which I think makes a perfect fingerless mitt, as it is not too thin, and not too thick. Malabrigo DK silk and marino would make the perfect weight, as would Great Adirondak silk and bamboo, or any of the other sport or DK weights we carry in our store. It took very little time to do, and, as I was knitting them, I thought what a great gift it would make for Easter or National Mandarin Orange Day, National Whatever Day, for that matter.
In addition, it is the perfect time to be cranking out our summer tops and other frocks. Happy knitting! Cynthia Schroder
Since moving back to California to begin a new job, I have been so glad to be near good produce, Panera, and other fantastic Mexican food, that I am one of those who has added a layer of fat. Darrell is running the store, as only he can, and I am developing an independent living program for "unaccompanied refugee minors," who were trafficked and rescued by U.S. agents. This includes children who have sometimes walked all the way from Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Mexico to the United States, been kidnapped by the Mexican Gangs, and held for ransom so that their families will pay more for their relase. Most of them have suffered and witnessed unspeakable things. I have to say, besides being a mother, a grandmother, and knitting, social work is my life work. But I digress.
Spring can be, to use a psycho-babble term, bipolar at times, hot, warm, wet, and cold, I made some fingerless mitts to keep by paws warm while on the computer or knitting. I found the pattern on Ravelry, of which there are many. The wieght called for in my pattern was DK weight, which I think makes a perfect fingerless mitt, as it is not too thin, and not too thick. Malabrigo DK silk and marino would make the perfect weight, as would Great Adirondak silk and bamboo, or any of the other sport or DK weights we carry in our store. It took very little time to do, and, as I was knitting them, I thought what a great gift it would make for Easter or National Mandarin Orange Day, National Whatever Day, for that matter.
In addition, it is the perfect time to be cranking out our summer tops and other frocks. Happy knitting! Cynthia Schroder
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