Convertible Mittens for Kelly

Pair, originally uploaded by toadncat.

Love these! They are so cute, I want a pair for myself.

Kelly's hands have been cold on her walk to and from school, so I found a pattern for converitable mittens. This way her hands stay warm, but she can still use her iPod Touch.

The pattern gauge was larger than my yarn's gauge, so I used the medium size for my guide. I also traced Kelly's hand on paper so I could see if the size of the mitten was right.

These match Oso's sweater, so they can be coordinated when they go out together. I still have some yarn, so there may be a Christmas stocking for Oso...

Stash Buster, Part 2

Stash Buster, originally uploaded by toadncat.

From the Vampire Knits book, I present "Palm Readers"! I used Plymouth Boku, which is not super-soft, but I like the subtle shading. And there was even some yarn leftover. I'm trying to think of projects for all of the multi-colored worsted yarns ends that I've accumulated...

I'm not sure if these will end up in the archives or as a gift. But I'm on my way to start my holiday knitting. :-)