Earthtones Girl

There is nothing more satisfying to me then when my project is going well, the colors all work, the stitches are even and my hands don’t hurt (that’s most important).  Here’s a peak at my progress on the mittens and so far so good, so great actually.  There’s just one “little thing” which you’ll see in a moment. 

 Pretty even huh?

 I finally understand my “dominant hand” and I’m moving along.

Here is the one “little thing” I mentioned before.  Even though I’m very pleased with how my fringe and braid came out I think the edge it created is to big.  That’s what’s making it curl like that.   Yes, I got the technique but my tension was to loose.  Am I going to rip it out? No, because I think when I block it it will “sit” a bit better.   I will rip out and re-do the second one since I can see the same thing starting to happen.  I confess, I knew it was a bit off when I started but I was too excited and caught up in the side effects of “startitis” to rip back even though that’s what Lizbeth (author of Latvian Mittens and host of this KAL) said we should do if there is a mistake.   I choose to see it as a design feature instead of a mistake.  (Just agree with me and make me feel better, ok)

For those of you who know me I also have to address what some of you may have already noticed.  Why are all those loose ends hanging there like that?  Do I not listen to my own rantings about “cleaning up as you go”?  I do, I do but it’s more of that darn startitis…which has a way of morphing into a maddening desire to see progress…I don’t want to stop and clean up even for a moment I just want to seen this gorgeous mitten continue to grow…

So I’m off to make it grow some more.  The next installment is up and I’ve got to keep going. I’m not anywhere near as far along as I’d like to be.  I know it’s not a race but….