Coming in a little late for Ginny's Yarn Along as I was finishing all those teethers and rattles to send off to British Columbia Canada. I'm so relieved to be done - phew! Now I get to focus on something just for fun like Mittens in May! or reading from my latest book The Power of Less by Leo Babauta.
I'm making the mittens for my mom to match her Mother's Day Hat as I had lots of handspun yarn left over. Here is the pattern I chose which is a very simple basic mitten. I'm struggling a little bit with "ladders" at the intersections of my double pointed needles so any pointers on avoiding them would be greatly appreciated.
The book I'm currently reading is all about simplifying your life so that you can achieve your goals. The great thing I find about The Power of Less is that it helps you realize very easy "doable" things you can change to calm the clutter in your life i.e. do you really need to check your email 15 times a day? And that when we calm are minds and environments we can then focus on what we want to achieve and actually do it.
What's on your needles/hooks and what books are you reading these days?
Lovely mittens! I also love the two colors together. I find if I tug the yarn before starting the next dpn it works, but not too hard. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteLove the mittens..! Going to have to add this to my read list. Thanks for sharing..!
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