Long Weekend, Finished Knitting Mitts, and Reading On

Hello Friends,


I hope you are doing well. This weekend was a long weekend for us here in Canada, we had a holiday today called Family Day. I finished a couple of books and did some knitting project researching and wedding venue searching. I was off work todaym so I got chores done around the apartment, saw my family, and relaxed.

 I have finished knitting the fingerless mittens for my mom and wanted to share them with you. I used 3.25 mm needles and used Patons Kroy sock yarn in the navy color. My mom selected this color of yarn for the fingerless mitts and I really like the color. I gave them to her today when I saw my family and glad to have given them to her while it is still cold out and she can use them before Spring. I am now planning what my next project will be using the Fleece Artist brand yarn, I wound up the yarn into a ball last night and will start knitting with it soon.

I finished reading Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty last night. It was such a good book! It had my interest from the start. I loved the development of the characters and their journeys and how they interacted with the setting and the things which transpired in the story. I was so intrigued by the whole setting of the house and the people and the circumstances that I kept wanting to read more especially toward the middle and end of the book. I definitely recommend this book. I also finished the book How to Win Friend and Influence People by Dale Carnegie which is a classic. I really feel like all the tips he provides are just as relevant today as they were when the book was written in 1936. I read some of the book every morning during my morning routine (to read more about my routine click here)  and use the tips I read about throughout the day and they help me to be aware of how I interact with others and the best way to handle certain situations.This weekend, I started reading Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman in the morning and also started reading A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult.

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Thank you for visiting the blog today and hope you enjoyed your weekend

Finished Ribbed Fingerless Mitts

Hello Friends,

I had a wonderful birthday last Wednesday and thank you for the birthday wishes it meant a lot to me. I will share some photos from the day in my next post. I have finished knitting the ribbed fingerless mitts pattern by Kathy North. I like this pattern because it is so simple and I love how the ribbed stitches look on the mitts. I chose this dark gray color for the mitts this time using Patons Kroy sock yarn. I used the fingering yarn so I went up in the number of stitches I cast on so I could get the right gauge for the pattern. The original pattern calls for worsted weight yarn, so I doubled the pattern and cast on 60 stitches onto size 3.25 mm circular needles.

Pattern: Ribbed Fingerless Mitts by Kathy North on Ravelry

These will be great mittens for transitioning to cooler weather in the Fall. I am looking forward to wearing them now when it is a bit chilly and the perfect temperature for fingerless mittens.

Thank you for visiting my blog and hope you have a wonderful weekend!

I'm finished knitting the mittens!

Hello friends,

How are you today? I hope you are enjoying your work day or spending the day on yourself doing what you love.  I just finished knitting the mittens I've been working on last night! I was so excited because these are my very first pair of knitted mittens! I have knitted mittens in the past but I was never satisfied with how they turned out.  I have finally knitted a pair I love.  Of course for being my first pair they aren't perfect but I adore them.  Below are some photos of the finished project along with the hat that matches! I am so happy I have a matching set now, just before the real winter chill comes.
The pattern I used for the mittens was from Kelley's Mitten Class youtube videos.  She is an excellent teacher and it was so simple using her instructions.  It is a great way to learn how to knit hats and feels like someone is helping you learn to knit.  It is great for beginners and those who haven't knitted mittens before.  For the hat, I just measured my head which was 22 inches, then did a gauge and figured out that it was 2 stitches for each inch so I casted on 44 sttiches but then added an extra 2 for more wiggle room.  I knitted in ribbed stitch for a while then switched to knitting in the round.  Then closer to the top I decreased and casted off.  You can use the video I followed by going to the youtube video "how to knit a hat".  I used Homespun Thick & Quick Lion Brand wool for both the hat and mittens, please visit their website!  Happy Knitting!

The hat I knitted before the mittens with the same wool. 

I hope you are all keeping warm with your own knitted mittens and hats!
Take care,