I’ve had the treat of marathon knitting and designing this past Friday and Saturday, as DH and DDs went on a Spring Break camping excursion to someplace warm and remote. Turning this . . .
Rowan Felted Tweed yarn, 10 balls
into this (etc.).
Swatch for decreasing in pattern
It kept me VERY busy!
And will continue to, until I get through that whole bag of yarn!
(another design project for Cast On magazine)
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In the meantime, I thought I’d tell y’all about some mending I did recently.
First request was for the thumb of a pair of Latvian mittens, bought for me by a dear friend on her trip around the Baltic, and then gifted by me to DS.
Glove, holding "hoot!", both to be mailed to DS at college.
hole in end of thumb, loose stitches stabilized by safety pin
repair made with darker brown yarn
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Second request was for several tears in a pair of Norwegian gloves well-loved by our church organist.
Charly's Norwegian gloves
Observe: Norwegian's do NOT tuck in ends -- they knot and leave them!
And unused colors are twisted and carried up at end-of-rds. Also see hole in finger end.
I do not have “after” photos, because a super-cold day came and I really RUSHED to finish these and get them back to their owner!
At least you can know that your “loss” was definitely his “gain”.
Beautiful Knitting 