Old Man Winter

We've got Old Man Winter knocking on the door again. Snowstorm coming tomorrow. That means I better just stay inside and knit. It's an omen. Right? Right.

But first I'll show you some things I've finished but haven't shown you yet because they were gifts. I made these fingerless mitts for my sisters for Christmas. They are now keeping their hands warm and cozy.

And for Valentine's Day I made my daughter her first apron. She can use it while she heats food in the microwave or cooks on the George Forman grill in her dorm room.

I added fancy little dingle balls or whatever those thing are called to the hem. It's so cute and girly!

She loves it!

For myself I got the Booga Bag done. I love this thing! I want to make more in all kinds of different colors.

But wait! Look what's inside. I discovered these Cherry Cordial Hershey's Kisses right before Valentine's Day. To die for. OMG, so good.

Buy some if you see them. You won't regret it. They're like eating a chocolate covered cherry candy without all that choking, those things are so sweet, I don't know about you, but they make me choke. The little Kisses are just right.

Time to go stash diving and figure out what I'm going to cast on. Hope you have a great weekend!

It's the Dreary Season

We had some warm weather and the snow melted! All gone! There are a few lumps and bumps of it here and there where there were big mounds in parking lots, but we can see the grass around here again. It's just blah looking out there. Blah and dreary. Good knitting weather!

I got the Booga bag felted and it's drying. Hopefully tonight I'll get to it and finish it up, put the strap on it and it will be done!

While that's been drying I've been working on a hat, Dreams of Spring. I wanted to do some colorwork so I don't forget how to do it. I'm just not sure I'm liking this hat, one minute I like it, the next I don't.

But there it is. What do you think? Maybe I'll like it when it's done and blocked. And luckily I'm remembering the color technique.

Things are settling down with the cats. Not as much hissing and growling, but still some. Here's a sign of progress:

An old one on the couch with the new one. And they stayed.