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Well, soldier on for one more post, then I swear it’s over.
The Squirrel and Oak Mittens are officially done. I wrestled with the thumbs (not my favorite part of the process), wove in the ends, and blocked the suckers yesterday.
Sorry for the blurry, but I think you have the idea by now.
I could be happier with the quality of my knitting on these. It was my first time knitting with the yarn on both my right and left hands, so it took a little while for my tension to even out, and a little while longer for me to manage the floats on the wrong side properly. Well, they won’t fall apart, at the very least, and my coworkers didn’t turn up their noses as I tossed the pair over my cubicle at anyone who would listen. “Look at my mittens!” I had hoped it would be cold enough to wear them to work, since I trudge half a mile from my car to my work each morning at 5:30 and it gets a wee bit nippy out at that hour. But no dice today. Once I move, and I’m taking the bus to work at 5:30 am everyday this winter, I’m sure I’ll get plenty of use out of them.
And I’ve picked up the stitches of one Houdini Sock. We’ll see how the fit goes on these things, but for now they’re my mindless knitting.
Only one week to go until I move into my ultra cool hip and swingin’ 280 square foot studio apartment. I would regale you with tales of packing like I did last spring, if only I had any. Most of my things are in the same state as they came to Oregon in, as in still packed up, and I’m a little relieved that I don’t have to go through all that again so soon.
