Away with January!

I am not sad to see January go...not one bit.     Even though the sub-zero and the snow have been excellent knitting weather, it has been just a bit too much.

The mukluks turned out really well and I will make two more pairs as gifts fairly quickly.   One pair will come from stash yarn.....not too deep in the stash...and another pair from new yarn purchased so that the recipient had some choice about the color.

This was a nice, quick project and was still fun by the time I finished the second one.   I have a couple of other projects to work on before I do the next pairs....so I am hoping that the fun factor holds.    The little ones in Wisconsin will likely get these too.

The project that I am most in love with at the moment is a Family Affair throw from one of the Yarn Girls books.   This is one of those projects....love the yarn......love the needles...love the stitch markers....love the knitting bag........      This project is also a gift for someone.    The yarn is Burrow Bulky in Ultramarine...a beautiful bright blue.    I am using interchangeable Karbonz.....great tips and smooth action.   The stitch markers are from my collection....and frankly are markers that I had forgotten I had.    The bag is a relatively new one from tanneicasey that I bought on Etsy.

Dolly, my feline overload, was helping me knit the night before last.   She poked her head in the knitting bag.   The rest of her soon followed.   After turning around a few times she settled in for a bit.   All I could see was a little reflected light from her eyes.  I pet her a little and continued to knit.   I can assure you that this knitting bag holds three skeins of yarn, a twelve pound cat, and then some.

Now it is time to set my knitting goals for February.   I don't think the goals will be too lofty as I feel like being a slacker a bit.  I do want to assess stash and see what can come out and be made up.