Mittens for Mitizi aka what I finished today 1/28/2008

Mitzi's Birthday Mittens are only one week late!





We are supposed to get more snow this week so it may be cold enough to give them a try. Temptation to add little eyelashes and a pearl necklace was barely resisted. The bird does have a little bead eye, though.











On the fiber front, I've decided that this is 'I Love My Mailman Day'. On occasion, he brings things that I actually NEED...like this roving dyed especially for me. Briar Rose roving? I must be the luckiest girl in the world!

My spinning skills must continue to improve to be Briar-Rose-Worthy!

A little bird popped an e-mail in my inbox hinting at the fact that a finished Froggy may be in my future. Tomorrow will be the day if it is going to happen. I would really love to learn to make them myself because there is a little penguin and a lion that are pretty cute too. Crochet in my future does not look promising!

When friends knit you socks

What does it take for someone to knit something for you?

This picture was taken from my favorite knitting spot on our couch. I'd been feeling under the weather and was feeling extremely pitiful for myself when I looked up and realized that I must be very lucky. My friend, Mitzi, knit me these socks that I call 'good-n-plenty'. I loved those socks from the moment she cast-on...and they ended up being for me!

I'm going out on a limb here, but I can only remember two people ever knitting something for me - Kristy, my ISE3 knit pal, knit me an incredible scarf - and Mitzi knit me these socks.

Knowing how much effort and time go into handcrafting such wonderful gifts make them even more precious to receive.

So, there I was, with my feet up, in front of a fire, candles lit, happy thoughts, knitting in my hands, and a smile on my face to think of how lucky I am to have a friend who cares enough to knit something just for me!