Let it snow...

We had heard that this was supposed to be a really harsh winter. One filled with cold, snowy days. Shoveling. School closures (for Chris, it doesn't much matter for kids when you homeschool them). So why is it then, that I was taking pictures of him in his gator mittens on Monday in 65°F weather?



I even made mittens for myself after twice frogging fingerless gloves in progress (I will make fingerless gloves, and they will be perfect, but right now I need to settle on the perfect yarn first). I am not normally a winter accessory person, but I fell in love with the Malabrigo after using it for hats and mittens for the girls (er... only one got mittens, Harley likes her bulky polarfleece gloves). And now I have mittens.



I love my mittens. I was almost tempted to wear them today, but it hit 71°F earlier, I had the back door open so the breeze could come in through the screen door, and well... I just couldn't bring myself to wear mittens when it feels like May outside.

Come on, Old Man Winter, I want to play in the snow.

*specs - Chris's mittens are the Later Gator's from Stitch and Bitch Nation, modified to have 4 more stitches per mitten since he's got man hands, done in Cascade 220 Heathers #2429 and kool-aid dyed Lion Wool for the mouth (teeth are Caron Simply Soft, since it's the only worsted weight white I have in the stash and I wasn't going to buy something else for only a few feet of yarn). Mine are the Classic Mittens pattern, with modified decreases and a larger needle size because I have wide hands and didn't feel like making the men's size. Oh, and Malabrigo Merino Worsted in Stonechat, which is currently my all-time favorite yarn colorway.