Extravayarnza

I finally got inspired last night to knit up my mittens for the No Humdrum Mitten Swap. This is the second winter I've done a mitten swap & I'm really hoping for better results this time around. Last time I made a fabulous pair of colorwork mittens & receive mittens that I was very allergic to and that we're way too big. I kept telling myself that I'd just knit myself another pair of mittens like the ones I sent, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.
Now we've come to another mitten swap & I think things are much more hopeful this time around. My partner has contacted me, I've let her know about my allergies, and she seems quite nice. Yet, I've once again fallen in love with the mittens I'm knitting for my pal.

I'm unfortunately going to have to call this one a test mitten, or very accurate gauge swatch. They're way too small. Too small for me even & I have child like tiny hands. So it's back to the drawing board to rechart the back of the hand with quite a few more stitches & back to the trenches to reknit that darn 2 color ribbing.

I also woke up to snow this morning. Tiny flakes just occasionally floating down. Robin seemed very amused by the snow when we went out this morning.

This cold snap & cloud cover has however, been setting the scene for some amazing sunsets!