Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 12:17PM Begin as you mean to go on
I am full of so much hope for the new year. I think it was Brenda Dayne of Cast On fame who always said, "Begin as you mean to go on." I'm beginning 2010 with a pretty organized and clean craft room, a sweet puppy and very dear husband. It's a good way to start.
I could get all reminiscent about my 2009, but I'll just say that circumstances could have made this the worst year of my life, but I truly feel that it was one of the best. I finally feel a sense of calmness in my life, and all of the negative things that used to bring me down have been stripped away. Even the most horrible circumstances are good for something.
Mittens are good for something, too.
I did some comission knitting for Justin's cousin. She was extremely patient, and for that I am grateful. I had to rip out these stupid mittens (well, just the first one) FOUR TIMES. I was a very angry beaver two Fridays before Christmas.
These are Jared Flood's (BrooklynTweed) Grove mittens. I love them. I used Cascade 220 superwash, less than an entire skein. I ended up adding eight stitches to make the mitten a little wider - it really pulls in with all the ribbing, and I didn't want the design to be crazy-distorted when on an actual hand. So four stitches went to the palm and four to the pattern (two additional on each side of the pattern).
I realized too late that the right mitten cuff is supposed to spiral in the other direction. WHAT. EVER. I had no time for that. They are still lovely and squishy and warm.
Good for the unphotogenic, too.
Reader Comments (1)
Yes! When I was ranking my best and worst years of the decade, the year in which I lost my job ended up being number one. Sometimes bad things can end up being really, really good things.
Also, those mittens are gorgeous. I want to make them, but if YOU had to rip them out four times, I'm not sure there's much hope for me.