With this combination of yarn and mitten pattern. I'm not usually a person to use the recommended yarn. I almost always will try to substitute based on what I have in my stash. I certainly never knit with the exact same colourway. Except this time. I purchased the exact same yarn brand - Malabrigo, in the exact same colours - Emerald blue and Carrot as the pattern is recommending. And oh my, how I love it. These mittens are so fun, they are practically knitting themselves.
In other news, I joined a yarn club of sorts. Its Leethal Quick knits Club, by Lee Meridith. I love her patterns and her work. She is genius. She uses mostly recycled/reclaimed yarn and materials, which I love, love, love. Her patterns are quick, quirky and fun. I really wanted to support her work and join this club. So far, I've received March's mail out which had a photography theme. When I grow up, I want to be a photographer. Some day I'll own a good camera, but for now, I love my little Canon Power shot. The package included two mini skeins of yarn, two fun little patterns and some extras - one of which was this neat little mesh thingy that you hold over your camera lens to produce a nice twinkly effect with lights. Here is a photo taken in my kitchen. I suspect there would have been more twinkling if all lights in the fixture were working and if it were indeed dark enough to require lights. And yes, that is a big pile o snow outside my window. Late March does not equal spring in Labrador (even though we have had the mildest winter on record)
I'm not sure what is going on with Blogger. I used to be able to somewhat format my photos, now they are just going in here all helter skelter like. Oh well, I'm sure it makes sense to someone.
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