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March 9, 2006
Charity knitting is warm & fuzzy
Here's my first contribution to Annie's 40 Days for Others Charity Knitting Project (for Lent). I really enjoyed making these mittens (Super Mittens from Weekend Knits), and I have a lot of bulky wool in the stash, so I might make several pairs. These are the women's medium, and I was able to knit them in two evenings, without any problem.
Isn't the yarn pretty in this pattern? It really shows the variations in the dyeing from handpaintedyarn.com (a great resource for bulky hand-painted yarn, if you're willing to wait for shipping from Uruguay).
I wanted to thank everyone for their concern about my fainting episode. I had a check-up with my regular doctor yesterday and got the all-clear. My head is fine (just some major bruising, but that's a good thing) and apparently I am just prone to fainting. I guess if that's the worst health problem I have, then I can't complain. Thanks again for all your nice comments.
Oh - I know someone will ask - the background for this photo is the log cabin quilt I am slowly but surely making with scraps from all my knitting projects. It's about 2 feet square right now. I had it out because I was adding on a few strips from recently finished projects. I love this quilt already - it's like a knitting scrapbook!
Posted by zarah at March 9, 2006 7:48 AM
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Great mittens - the yarn looks great. And I'd completely forgotten about you log cabin quilt. I still think it's a great idea.
Posted by: Stephanie at March 9, 2006 1:45 PM
Gorgeous mittens, gorgeous quilt-in-progress.
Glad to hear that everything is good healthwise.
Posted by: jeannine at March 9, 2006 2:28 PM
The quilting sounds like a great idea! Do you just knit random sizes and lenghts and then sew them together?
Posted by: paloma at March 9, 2006 3:07 PM
i just love your blog. it is so fresh and drama-free.
i hope everything is going well. Talk to you soon!
Posted by: emily at March 9, 2006 9:58 PM
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