I just cast on for Fetching 2 in Pair 1. I love the way the finished mitt looks on my hand. Another must have mitt for me!
So, there’s an ad on the radio (we just finished listening to UCONN’s Women’s Basketball) that has informed me that the holidays are not that far away. Really? Ya think? After last year’s holiday knitting frenzy–I made almost every gift, and I have a LONG gift list–I swore I wasn’t going to craft gifts. But, with the cooling weather and my tight budget, as well as my belief that handmade gifts trump storebought gifts, I’ve grown another long holiday gift list.
I don’t want to talk about some of the gifts as my friends and family might just happen to read this post. There are some giftees I know don’t read, so I’ll talk about their gifts.
The Fetching that are on the needles right now are for my cousin. She’s going to love them, I’m sure. I wanted to make a pair for her fiance, but Neal informed me that a man would not wear them.
"Would a guy wear any fingerless mitts?"
"No."
"No, you wouldn’t or any guy wouldn’t?"
"None."
While I don’t believe him, his guidance towards mittens, always wearable (so I was informed), will be heeded. So Richard gets a pair of mittens, but maybe I’ll make convertibles.
I’ve tried to think of another gift that I can make for several people, and I like the idea of making calendars. I’ve thought about this year after year, but I think I have a workable, elegant plan for this year. I’ll keep you posted.
I’m going to turn off the radio and pop in a Jane Austen movie. I’ve got about two hours of knitting time, and I can make a lot of progress on a Fetching in that time.
Still looking for other gift ideas…let me know if you have ’em!
Dave Navarro wore some mitts on RockStar. The things I know…
I think there are 40 days left. o.0 Where did the year go?
Guys definitely wear fingerless mitts!! Just not delicate, cable-y ones, maybe.
I’m knitting two pairs, as well, as soon as my yarn arrives.
I went to my LYS for a knit night tonight. First thing i did was change the music. Then at least they couldn’t make me do it. Holiday music should be banned until Thanksgiving.
You can always threaten Neal with a wool willie warmer if fingerless mittens aren’t his cup of tea! I brought it up to my dh and he replied that I’d run out of yarn. What a completely piggish (is this a word?) over-exaggeration on his part. They never grow up.
I think that the irish hiking scarf is a really nice gift idea too. I am making one for my eventual Mother in law.
it is cabled and might take a bit of time but looks incredible!
Both my hubby and son wear fingerless gloves and mitts. So there.
I hope that guys wear fingerless mitts, or at the very least just mitts (with open fingers) because I am making them for 3 out of the 4 guys I have on my list for Christmas.
The men in my life wouldn’t wear them. However they do like the fingerless gloves. Good luck on the holiday knitting!
The convertables are fun – I made a pair of Flap Top Mittens from Handknit Holidays for my step-father, and he loves and wears them. :0)
I think the Seamans scarf from KnitPicks would make a lovely gift for a man. The cable pattern looks pretty simple and it’s knit in bulky weight yarn! I think I am going to use it for the Red Scarf Project.
Well…I know a man that will wear fingerless gloves – he gets pretty desperate when he’s doing a prewire with no heat ;o)
I knit three Irish Hiking Scarves last year for Christmas and, while it is a beautiful pattern, I wouldn’t suggest knitting three in quick succession ;o)