Mittens !

Twist yarn shop has begun a new knitting club of the month ... Mittens! Knittamittamo is the latest craze, and of course I had to join in on all the fun! The club started in September with the Very Cabley Mittens using Cascade Cloud 9 yarn. The yarn combines Merino wool and Angora. It is super soft and was a fun fast knit.As Jen of NuttyIrishmanKnits had suggested. I knit the cuff on size 4 (3.5 mm) needles and changed to size 6 (4.0 mm) needles for the hands. I am totally thrilled with how they turned out. Super soft and fuzzy!October brought about the Genmaicha by Kirsten Kapur. They are beautiful cabled fingerless gloves. The yarn for the month was Plymouth Happy Feet. This was another fun pair of mittens to make. I really love how beautiful they are, and I can function with keeping my hands warm. Sometimes it is cold in the basement at the computer, and I can wear these and they really help me stay warm. The best part is I can still knit with them on.
I still have a full skein of yarn left, so I am going to make a cabled hat to go with it named Shedir. I love the pattern, and it should be a good challenge as well.

November is bringing a bit of colorwork to the mittens. Bird in Hand by Kate Gilbert. I am planning on using Cascade 220 in a dark purple with grey for the contrast color. Should be a lot of fun. Also a fun, colorful challenge.