Man, the parade of FOs just never stops around here. I made some mitts for Anna-Marie!
Pattern: Susie’s Reading Mitts by Susie Rodgers
Yarn: Blue Moon Socks that Rock Medium Weight in Rare Gems Fire
Needles: US 5/3.75mm
Mods: I used a provisional cast on instead of sewing up the bottom hem. As usual, I mostly just threw the stitch pattern in to my basic mitts pattern
So these knit up super quick. The yarn is a bit light for what’s called for, but I think this worked out okay. Both Anna-Marie and I have tiny hands, so the small gauge means they fit really well. I’ve had this pattern in my queue for a while and I got a chance to knit it up here. I probably won’t make them again, but they are cute. I like the picot hem. But then I love a good turned hem.
The yarn was an absolute delight to work with. It’s a very round, dense yarn, which I really love with fingerless gloves. And hats. And everything. The color’s nice too, although I don’t usually tend toward red for myself (recent sweater project notwithstanding). There’s a considerable amount of the yarn left. I can’t recall if Anna-Marie wants it back, but if she doesn’t, it’ll make a lovely hat. (It will make a lovely hat regardless, but you know what I mean.)
In only tangentally related news, I think I’m out of FOs for the moment. I have several works in progress, so expect tomorrow’s post to be something that isn’t finished yet. Imagine that–you guys can see something I’m making it before it’s finished. Remember when I used to do WIP posts? It’ll be just like old times.
Stitch, Brinn, Stitch! 
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November 7, 2013 at 11:06 pm
Renee Anne
So I think I missed something along the way but you seem to be spoiling Anne-Marie quite a bit. You can spoil me, too 🙂 Okay, I’m kidding…I can spoil myself (but at a much slower rate).
November 8, 2013 at 10:19 am
bsveum
Well, she’s a sweetheart and totally deserves it, but it’s actually a swap arrangement–I knit her things and she gives me yarn. It’s through the Will Work For Yarn group on Ravelry. It’s a pretty great arrangement if you’ve got more yarn than time or more time than yarn (neither of which applies to me, but still).