And here's the back:
Project: Norwegian folks mittens from Folk Mittens by Marcia Lewandowski
Yarn: Brown Sheep worsted weight
Needles: I think they were 3s
I finished these mittens last winter, but just recently added a liner with sport weight wool. They are significantly warmer now and the wind doesn't blow through them much. The only thing I don't like about wool mittens like this is that they are slippery on the bus. I don't need to be falling down on the bus while trying to clutch the posts. I am still not adjusted to the bus again. I rode a scooter to work until just recently and loved the 10 minute commute. It takes me 45-60 minutes and two buses to travel 4 miles to work. I know others who knit on the bus, but I have two rather short bus rides and it is difficult to get going on anything. I could walk there in 70 minutes.
Here's my scooter:
I wish I was still riding it - it is cs cool. And I get to park right next to the building I work in on a big University campus. I have the best parking in the warmer months. Until then, I have probably five more months on the stinkin' bus.
Ok, back to knitting....the pair of Norwegian mittens was a learning experience to get good with color knitting and mittens in general. I had just learned to knit and my father-in-law ordered Folk Knitting in Estonia by Nancy Bush for me. It just arrived in the mail not long after the Christmas when I learned to knit. Very cool. This book was too advanced for me and I - size 0 needles for crying out loud! I didn't think I'd ever get there. I think though that my next project will be from that book though. My socks from Vintage Socks are on 0's and I am ready!
