Although I'm definitely a monogamous knitter, there are times when I'm a sort-of two-timer. When I'm crunching numbers and slogging away to get a new pattern out into the world I often want some relatively mindless knitting to work on in the evenings while I stream something (PBS Newshour, Netflix, TVO documentaries?) on my laptop screen. In 2015 I posted a photo of some mittens I made to go with my Penelope Hat.
They've become my utility mitts -- you know, the ones for shoveling snow, wiping off the car windows, etc. They've shrunk a bit from felting, and that's a good thing because it's made them a bit more waterproof. My new night knitting project is to knit a new/extra pair and get the pattern out. As I
wrote on that cold, cold February day back in 2015, they can be made in nothing flat, so maybe someone will enjoy cranking these out for themselves or a friend.
Unlike 2015, we are having a season that feels like perpetual November. Some pics from yesterday...
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| Green grass one street over from our place. |
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| No snow at the Gord Downie Pier at the bottom of our street. |
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| No ice on Lake Ontario. |
If you're in Ontario, were you too awoken by that accidental emergency alert regarding the Pickering nuclear reactor? At least our water is still safe to drink--for now.
