Sandy's Hook- A Crochet Blog: Last Minute Gift

I just completed (finally!)the eyelet stole for my daughter and they have been dutifully packed off in lovely wrapper, belated for colder days but right on time for recently created cold days due to snowfalls in Himachal. And I am hooked. I will post the photos later, it is beautiful, but it’s also warm, comfortable, practical, and a relatively quick knit.


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Now I will knit the Norwegian mittens, I haven't knitted mittens in years, because in the past I knitted them with One yarn colour and found that a single layer of knitted fabric just lets too much wind through to be warm enough for the wearer. I've been wearing military gloves ever since. But stranded mittens! Of course! Those smart Scandinavians know all about how to stay warm, don't they? I think It will took me a decade of knitting to wake up to the genius of Norwegian mittens, but I will try for sure. Luckily I found the design I did for my raglan sweater when I was studying in my BSc in CCSHAU……..Yes CCSHAU is my Alma Matter……… I think there are more mittens in my near future.



So, I have been thinking and thinking about the mittens for yarn!....colour…..wool yarn. Company.. ! Yes the resolutions. I like making resolutions, and in the past I've gotten pretty ambitious with them, resolving to do things like giving up plastic and practicing yoga every single day. Needless to say, they don't always stick, but I think it's a worthwhile exercise.



But I've been having a hard time coming up with resolutions this year, perhaps because stacked a huge amount of yarn in my possession! That’s why I feel very ambitious. One of the things I noticed about 2012 is that I worked much too hard. I put way too much pressure on myself to perform, and I think it's telling that I didn't take a single vacation(away from my leisure activities) day all year

So I think this is my resolution for 2013: Stop pushing myself so hard. Expect less from myself. Do less.


I'm not going to put any qualifiers on this one. I'm just going to try - less.OK………

Here is the previous one! Long Back Yes!The earlier to this planned to be knitted! The Norwegian Ones!