Knitting Updates

My sweater is coming along! I bought the yarn and started it last Wednesday. It's a cardigan and for you non-knitters, that means that you start by making the back (bottom up for this pattern), then each of the front sides, then the sleeves, and then you put it together. So far, I'm almost done with the back, just have to finish an inch more on the arm holes and the collar! Here's a picture:



I'm really happy with how the yarn is knitting up, how soft it is, the color (the picture is a pretty good representation of the color). I also like the pattern, the lattice pattern at the waist took a little of getting used to and I had to count after every row to make sure I didn't lose stitches (it uses left and right twists which involve k2tog or ssk and then knitting one of the loops again. I kept forgetting the second part...).

I've also finished the mittens for Clare and they also turned out well!



I've been working on a few other things but for reasons of Christmas, they won't be pictured here!

In other news, it's almost time for Christmas and visiting England! The rest of the time will be spent working, wrapping, and packing. Also, Minnesota is way too cold. We shouldn't have days on end where temperatures are below 5 degrees fahrenheit, not in December! It's sad that I'm looking forward to England where temps are a bit above freezing!