November 2008 Archives
Thanks to everyone who has completed the survey so far!
A few people suggested that it would be nice to be able to answer "maybe" to the question about future use of fibre processing, so I went ahead and changed that question. Now if you answer Maybe you will get to complete the rest of the questions. You should be able to complete the survey again if you want to, just be sure to include your email address so I can only keep your most recent response. Or just drop me an email (hiredhands dot ca at gmail dot com) and let me know.
Also, please feel free to link to my survey from your own blogs if you want. I plan to keep the survey open until the end of the week and I really appreciate all your help.
A few people suggested that it would be nice to be able to answer "maybe" to the question about future use of fibre processing, so I went ahead and changed that question. Now if you answer Maybe you will get to complete the rest of the questions. You should be able to complete the survey again if you want to, just be sure to include your email address so I can only keep your most recent response. Or just drop me an email (hiredhands dot ca at gmail dot com) and let me know.
Also, please feel free to link to my survey from your own blogs if you want. I plan to keep the survey open until the end of the week and I really appreciate all your help.
My son asked me to make him a pair of mittens to replace the much-loved pair he lost in Beijing. These were a quick knit using two strands of worsted weight (Cascade 220, Dark Charcoal Heather) and 6 mm needles. The pattern is one that I picked up many years ago at my LYS. They are wonderfully warm and nearly windproof.
Edited to add: I didn't think it would still be around, but it is! You can order the pattern here.
Before
After
Contrary to appearances, the left and right mittens are actually the same size.
With impeccable timing, Ben left for Vancouver (enroute to China) about 1 hour before our first snow storm of the season. Overnight on Tuesday we got about 15 cm (6 inches) of wet snow. It was cold and windy enough to put on all my winter gear for the bus commute to work Wednesday morning. By late afternoon it looked like this.
The wintery weather prompted me to FINALLY knit up a pair of Fiber Trends Felt Clogs (Cascade 220, Dark Charcoal Heather and Red). That's a full-size laptop they are sitting on.
Before
After
Needless to say, it is going to be unseasonably warm for the rest of this week.
Edited to add: I didn't think it would still be around, but it is! You can order the pattern here.
Before
After
Contrary to appearances, the left and right mittens are actually the same size.
With impeccable timing, Ben left for Vancouver (enroute to China) about 1 hour before our first snow storm of the season. Overnight on Tuesday we got about 15 cm (6 inches) of wet snow. It was cold and windy enough to put on all my winter gear for the bus commute to work Wednesday morning. By late afternoon it looked like this.
The wintery weather prompted me to FINALLY knit up a pair of Fiber Trends Felt Clogs (Cascade 220, Dark Charcoal Heather and Red). That's a full-size laptop they are sitting on.
Before
After
Needless to say, it is going to be unseasonably warm for the rest of this week.
