Actual Evidence

of knitting! I haven't banged out a sweater or anything major, but I did manage to finally finish a few things.

Dishcloths are truly mindless knitting, but it was so nice to whip these out in just a weekend for my sister-in-law's birthday. I had forgotten the thrill of actually finishing some FOs, even if they are just dishcloths.

The next thing I finished is a Twisted Rib Neckwarmer that I knit for The Loopy Ewe's January Monthly Mixer. Each month this year, The Loopy Ewe is coming up with a challenge project idea. The idea is to keep it loose to provide lots of flexibility in choosing something you would love to make (Because – do more of what makes you happy!). It’s nice to have some accountability for getting projects done this year and I can really get behind a challenge that has no deadlines! The January guidelines were to pick a pattern, yarn base, or yarn colorway that begins with a P (Loopy Rewards this year are based on the solar system, so P is for Pluto.) I knit Ring Around Pluto with Pashmina in the appropriate Stargazing colorway.

I also started the Loopy February Monthly Mixer project. It’s a short month so the challenge is to pick the yarn or pattern that has spent the shortest amount of time on your “must make/use this someday” list. I had just ordered several skeins of lusciously soft and warm baby alpaca yarn when Sheri at TLE announced this month's challenge, so of course I had the perfect reason to cast on immediately.  

 

I originally intended these deliciously warm fingerless mitts for Ryan in Colorado when they were having some incredibly cold temperatures. Now in mid-February their temperatures are approaching 70, while ours in the east are in the teens. I wonder if I’m a bad mother to consider keeping these for myself?*

*The answer to this rhetorical question is a resounding "No!"