I've been wanting to move my blog away from Blogspot for a while but could never be bothered to actually do it. This week was the tipping point though, and I've now fully migrated over to https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ . The blogspot address will remain here but all new posts will only appear at https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ . There are lots of reasons for the move but my biggest one is how hard Blogger has made it for people to subscribe to receive new posts via email. It's such a basic requirement but apparently, they think it's too much to offer. I'm basing this purely on how I myself prefer to consume this stuff. I can't be arsed with feed readers anymore and emails are easy and convenient. When I receive one, if I fancy reading it, I will click through to it and, if not, I'll just delete it. Another reason is the spat between Google (owners of Blogger) and Instagram/Facebook/Meta. I don't even know if this is still the case anymore
Today I'm back with the last of the teachers' presents for this year. Miss Gordon's Fallow mittens. I've made them before but in a DK. This time I chose a worsted (trusty old Cascade 220 Superwash yet again) and went down a needle size. It worked a treat! My first pair is quite loose on my hands but this one was the perfect fit, which means I'll have to make another pair for myself.
The pattern is written in a slightly confusing way, going back and forth between two yarn weights and full or fingerless mittens. But once you get your head around that, it's very straight forward and intuitive. Plus, it's charted. Yay!
Miss Gordon was Liam's teacher this year and she also taught both of the children while they were in nursery. She's brilliant. We found out she's leaving to be a Head Teacher at another school in January. I'm glad I got a chance to make her something a bit special before she goes.
Some people may have seen this picture (below) on my instagram feed recently... Yes, there are mittens in my oven. And no, it isn't as dirty as it looks, I promise!
Anyway, let me explain why I have mittens in the oven. As I was knitting the ribbing on the second mitten, my son drops on me that Miss Gordon was "finishing tomorrow, not Monday, by the way..." Great! This was Thursday evening and I was counting on having the weekend to finish these. So I ended up having to do some super speedy knitting until about midnight, soak them, remove excess water and leave them blocking overnight.
When I woke up on Friday they were still a little damp. So I had to resort to sticking them in the oven, on a low heat, hoping they'd dry before school picking up time so all that effort didn't go to waste. Kids, eh? Who'd have them?!Anyway, let me explain why I have mittens in the oven. As I was knitting the ribbing on the second mitten, my son drops on me that Miss Gordon was "finishing tomorrow, not Monday, by the way..." Great! This was Thursday evening and I was counting on having the weekend to finish these. So I ended up having to do some super speedy knitting until about midnight, soak them, remove excess water and leave them blocking overnight.
However, she was very happy with them and that's what matters in the end, right?
That's it for today. Thanks for coming by!