November 20, 2016

November Inspiration and an F.O.

November can be a challenging month to enjoy.  Once the beautiful leaves blow off the trees, the damp cold settles in, and the longer hours of darkness increase, I often find myself looking for inspiration.  One rainy afternoon I decided to look through some of my photos I took recently and they cheered me up.  I hope you don't mind if I share just a few of my favourite ones with you today:

Peace Fleece:  Marigold
Fibre Optic Yarns Paintbox Gradient
Julie Asselin Piccolo:  Arlequin & Voolenvine Wolke:  Faerie Hair

Hedgehog Fibres Skinny Singles:  Bramble







Of course November is the perfect month for knitting too.  Here is a pair of mittens just off the needles ready to be wrapped up for Christmas.  These mittens, knit in a bulky weight yarn, and knit up very quickly.

Pattern:  Antler Mittens
Designer:  tincanknits
Yarn:  Madelinetosh Chunky in Smokestack
Size:  Adult M
Notes:  This is my first time using Madelinetosh's Chunky yarn and I have to say I quite like it.  The knitted mittens are quiet warm and the variegation in the colourway is beautiful.
Antler Mittens by tincanknits

Now I am debating how much Christmas gift knitting I should do.  I have several bigger projects on the needles that are not intended for gifts.  Do I leave them aside for now and jump into more Christmas knitting?  That is the question of the day : )

14 comments:

  1. Oh, we so don't mind these wonderful photos!!! Just beautiful! As for the gift knitting, I believe it should be as relaxing as possible - if you have an impossible deadline, you get stressed and it's reflected in your knitting, so my thoughts are just to work on the gifts whenever you feel like it, without pushing yourself too much!

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    1. You are right about the gift knitting...I always think I have more time than I do!

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  2. Well, if your larger projects include a blanket or an Afghan that you yourself need, I would say put your Christmas knitting items on the back burner! Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Richard.

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    1. Hi Richard! I have a sweater on my needles that I would love to finish but I keep getting distracted by patterns I would like to knit for gifts. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving too.

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  3. I love all the colour in your pictures and the beautiful golden marigold yarn!! And your mittens look wonderful too! I just finished my very first pair of mittens and I'm quite in love ;-) So lovely to knit a quick little selfish project and look at it all day :-)

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    1. Thank you so much! I love those quick projects.

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  4. Oh those mittens have turned out beautifully - I love the colour and they make such a cosy knit - I have a paid in Rowan Cocoon that are the perfect thing for the coldest of cold mornings!

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    1. Thank you Carie. I bought some Cocoon and I can imagine how perfectly cozy anything knit in it would be.

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  5. Your photos are beautiful (it's not just the yarn)! I love your version of that mitten pattern too.

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    1. Thanks Laura! I love taking pictures...it brings me a lot of joy.

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  6. Beautiful mittens, I need to get knitted a pair of those, when I get done with all my other starts,haha. You have taken some lovely pictures, beautiful blog.

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    1. Thanks Eileen! It's so fun to start a new project...I have quite a few works in progress too.

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  7. Ooh, your yarns all look so amazing- one day I will get some Hedgehog Fibers, all their colourways just look so incredible. And those mittens look so perfect for winter- nothing beats a great cabled mitten.

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    1. Thanks Julie! It is very hard to pick a colourway in Hedgehog...so many gorgeous choices.

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