Designing Woman

Sometimes, when its quiet at work and I'm doing mindless clean up of things I have left for too long (hello spreadsheets) my mind wanders into the land of Knit and Purl. 


What if I did this. 


What if I did that. 


So the other day I didn't have much to do at lunch and lunch happened just after one of these mindless sessions on Excel. While I've been working on my Aidez I have fallen in love with the diamonds on the back. So: 


What if I put these diamonds on the back of little fingerless mittens?! Hmmm...


I did a doodle then went to heat up my food. 


Yesterday Mr. Boyfriend was out with his friends, so I had the WHOLE evening to myself. I left work super early (thanks to a cold Mr. Boyfriend had given me earlier in the week, and a trip to Manchester with work that left me with too much overtime saved up). 


So me. And my lonely sofa. And a ball of this clay beige Debbie Bliss Cash-soft. mmm... 




This is the somewhat finished product: 

I think I'm getting pretty quick at this knitting malarky! Finished both today. 

Not 100% happy with the outcome. They fit and are comfy and interesting to look at, but will do another pair changing things. Like thicker ribbing, maybe copy the Aidez further and do a double moss in the centre. 

And then have a think about publishing the pattern to share with everyone! If you want to knit a pair of mittens with double moss diamonds on the back let me know. Maybe you can test knit!

So much for that!

Sometime in the early 2000s I realised the best New Years Resolution ever. I resolved to never make another NY resolution again. 


And I've kept it. 


So anything I want to do I start on any day of the year I feel and try to keep it up. Now its' a good thing I didn't make my selfish knitting a resolution. It lasted about a day. I've already begun something for the boyfriend, have yet to finish the teal alpacas (sorry mitts!), and I've begun a pair of baby booties for a friend's little baby. 


As soon as I saw these in Debbie Bliss Winter 2011 I wanted to make them and I've had the yarn for ages, so finally I've gotten around to it! Here are Debbie Bliss' booties.... 

And here are mine.... 

A bit of work, a bit of sewing up and the ears and my first one will be done! They were a bit tricky, so they aren't for beginners but I hope the effort pays off!