Mittens

as K. mentioned in her blog recently:
Mittens are fun to knit. and with thick wool, it's
really fun to knit with 6 mm needles to make something
ultra soft and cuddly.

Cuddly and Necessary.

Quebec's climate leads one to think that mittens
are a necessity of winter life, not just a fashion statement,
or an alternative to gloves.
Gloves just don't keep your hands as warm as Mittens.

I've been looking forward to some mitten-knittin,
and now with winter officially here as of Wednesday (Winter solstice).

I have started a pair of mittens.

i started out last week with beautiful alpaca.
(now known as THE alpaca)
That turned out to be disasterous.
I'm allergic to alpaca but didn't know until i'd gotten as
far as the first mitten cuff. i was out of service for four days.
so out-of-service that i couldn't even knit.
Suffice to say, that mitten isn't going anywhere. it's sealed
up in a bag. Still. It needs a new home.

Live & learn, i'm sticking to wool mittens from now on.

the first mittens will be for me. I think its
better that the "first draft" not go out as a gift.
I have some Mitten-recipients in mind,
but need to practice first.

If you have any mitten advice,
mitten comments or mitten Words Of Wisdom,
i would love to hear from you.