One of the best things about Thursday morning swim lessons is the half hour it gives me to knit. Today I used that time to finish my Sitka Spruce mittens.
These mittens will be great for early winter when I don’t need a heavy mitten. If I were making them to wear all winter I would have at least doubled, if not tripled, the cuff. I don’t like having cold wrists. If I make these again I will change the final decreases at the top of the mitten to make them less pointy.
Now I’m off to decide what to cast on next. Wish me luck.
A note on the yarn I’m using for this: yes, it is that bright. I don’t know why I bought fluorescent green yarn, but I think it is safe to assume I was either buying yarn on-line after two glasses of wine or it looked less bright on the website. I don’t hate the color, but I would normally not pick it. I keep losing hats, so I’m using this yarn (if I’m going to lose another hat I don’t want it to be made from yarn I adore).
The elf hats were nice and quick, and now I’m back to knitting with natural fibers. I’m about to cast on a hat because I lost my 
The giraffe hat is done. I hope to have the elf hats done by next week so I can get back to knitting with natural fibers. Audrey is delighted with her giraffe hat, and they are both talking about how they can wear their elf hats after Thanksgiving.
I love how it looks. I can’t wait to see how it looks blocked, because I imagine I’ll like it even more.
As perfect as the hats will be for the kids, it hurt to enter this yarn into my 