Wind proof mittens

Winter is here...

It's been here for over a month but I didn't post anything after loosing my cat and I didn't feel really good for over 2 weeks.

It was time to pick up the needles and make something useful ... mittens.

Winter here is quite long and usually very cold and windy, mostly regular mittens don't keep your fingers from freezing.

Using some of my hand spun to make those mittens, pretty easy fair isle design no big deal but this wouldn't be enough to keep my hands warm.

There was a locks sampler that were waiting to get into some action.

It took me few tries and errors to find a good way to secure the locks at last it worked great.

Now I'm the proud owner of real wind proof mittens.

These locks will felt with wear and time making a nice warm and fuzzy lining.

 I'm ready to head out whatever this winter is bringing.

Le poinçonneur des lilas...

I was looking at this skein and

though it would make a nice shawl, it's only 100 grams

I did a search on Ravelry and found this pattern:

Mousseux

A nice shawl with a lacy border, fast and easy to knit on the go you can put it down and take 

back exactly where you were at easily.

Before blocking.

While blocking

The little ball is what I got left from the skein. 

After blocking

While knitting all those little holes this made me think of Serge Gaingsbourg and his song

Le poinçonneur des lilas.

I found this video on youtube with the English translation.

Gail... aka Nightsongs

This was my first attempt at a shawl without a spine...

Here is my project bag and the pickwick yarn I used for the main body.

A very entertaining knitting and reading...

I really enjoyed how the yarn luster keeps giving with this design.

It is completed but the weather is not cooperating today and probably for few more days...so no blocking yet.

For the border I have been using a skein of my "unloved" handspun merino.

The garden fabulous poppies will be taken down by the rain too...

Wishing the sunshine and some quite warmer weather soon, because it's been cold even the tomatoes and cucumbers are refusing to grow much.

Knitted Washcloth

I have knitted two washcloth to match the woven towels.

They have a small loop to hang them to dry.

It's like knitting socks without the heels it's fast and easy and no sewing.

Knitted bottom up on a circular needle using the magic loop technique and Judy's magic cast-on.

Armed with needles...

This is week I was still fighting the flu bug armed with needles, here is the result.

Not too bad as it was done while I was under the fever effects.

This was fun and fast project and a free pattern on Ravelry.

Since I opted for a rolled rim I thought adding 5 rows making sure it would be deep enough for my big brain or what's left of it... lol

I like the way it turned out.

Few glass beads and voilà!!! Owl hat is born pain free.

Here is the link to the pattern.

OWL HAT

Standing on my own snow bank... this is the view I got today...

Welcome spring time!!!