What month? Already?

Well, Christmas has come and gone and now we're into the bleak winter months of January in Houston.  Sigh.  It only got up into the low 70s last weekend, and might barely make into the 60s this weekend.  It's a challenge.  We have had lots of rain and overcast days so we are all missing the sun here.  Should be nice this weekend.

A quick project summary - Our mom liked the cowl I made for her, so now I am almost halfway through the one I was making instead and I find it has no owner.  Maybe I will give it to our mom anyhow, maybe I will keep it, maybe I will give it to our friends who are moving to Calgary this summer.

MyFriend loves his scarf.  I am pleased with it.  Now I am going to make mittens to go with it.  The yarn, although the same source, seems less squishy than last time and I'm not liking it as much.  Curious.  I'm trying to use a pattern from The Knitters Handy Pattern Book (or something like that) and I've ripped back the cuff three times already.  I think I've got it now.  Hopefully the rest will go smoothly.  I'm going to try to put the little cables on it to match the scarf.  Is it good for men to have matchy scarves and mittens?  Hmmm.  I'll have to think about that.  Quickly.  Maybe just ribbed is enough?

I think Catherine likes the cowl I made her.  She likes the colors, but I didn't see her wear it much over Christmas.  She wore this long red scarf all the time.  (sob, you don't like it!)

So now I'm making progress on fixing the Mutant Sweater, I'm working on the mittens and the cowl and I've got a bunch of other things lined up.  I probably should be good and go back to the list of Unfinished Things when I finish one of the knitted projects.  I do have a cross stitch to work on that I think is due soon.  Plus all those other things.

Pictures next time.  Hopefully a before and after of Mutant Sweater!

Margie

January tally (from orthodontist appointments and M's ballroom classes): 11 hours so far.  I'll keep better track going forward.