February has flown by....

This month, I have been turning out socks....for me.   One pair, made of Opal Tiger, has been in the works for more years than I care to remember.   The last time the Tiger socks popped out of the stash, I decided it was time.   Today, I am wearing them.

The carrot to finish the Tiger socks was a skein of 6 ply Regia Arne and Carlos....the first of those socks is coming along nicely.   I am also doing a pair from a Berroco socks colorway that I liked so much...I think I bought it twice.

As this projects come along, I also pick up the pink baby sweater...one sleeve and done...and more sporadically....a wedding present.

My goal?  Finish things up that I have started...and use what I have.  This year....I do want to get closer to the center of the stash.

Thoughts on thrummed mittens....

Both pairs of thrummed mittens are getting me through my subzero commute to work each day.  As I have worn the mittens, ways to make the mittens better keep coming through my mind.

The mittens, as knit from the pattern are much too wide in the hand and in the thumb.  The stitches that show roving on the outside of the mitten are taking a real beating.  Maybe if I made the thrums much thinner and twisted them tighter?  The final thing is that I would like a longer cuff.

These changes are pretty straightforward.  All I need is a careful checking of measurements accommodating the thrums on the inside of the mittens, and the time to work on this project.

If you live in a climate that gets really cold, these are wonderful.  Working on these mittens and figuring out how to do it better has been interesting....and I have warm hands!