Fingerless Mitten

Here is my own pattern for a fingerless mitten.  It was done on 8 inch circular needles for my 6 year old son.The stitches are Rib, Irish Moss and Stockinette.  Will work on writing the pattern.

Organization

Thought I would show you how I am slowly organizing my knitting projects and yarn.  I have further dreams but that will take time and money.  Currently I have 5 knitting projects in the works:  1.  Cardigan for me  2.  Sweater for my daughter  3.  Gloves for my dad  4.  Camisole for me and  5.  Scarf for the Indy Super Bowl scarf initiative.  I needed a way to keep everything organized for quick pick-up and knit.  I went to JoAnn Fabrics and found handled baskets on sale.  They are the perfect size for my shelf.  I also have collected baskets over the years and have set those up on a chest to keep extra yarn for this and that.  Then there is the all important knitting spot to sit and knit.  It's one end of the couch with my grandmother's old foot stool and my basket of notions close at hand...oh and of course my iphone.

Playground Mittens

I finished my first pair of mittens.  The pattern is by Crossroad Knits and can be found at http://crossroadknits.blogspot.com/2007/01/playground-mittens.html.  Forgive the imperfections.  This project was done in starts and stops due to a very busy schedule, but hey...they are going to get all dirty on the playground so who cares!