pitch black

did you guys ever see that sci-fi movie with vin diesel in it about these killer aliens that only come out when it's dark? they made a really bad sequel to it recently. for some reason i just can't buy vin diesel. the rock, sure. but gool ol' vinny? no way. well the power has gone out in one of the breakers here at work so i am working in the dark. unfortunately no hungry aliens have appeared to put me out of my misery so i persevere for you, my 2 loyal readers. here's a finished pic of my left thrum mitten. still working on the cuff of the second one while waiting for fleece reinforcements to come in.



yeah it's pretty freakin' huge but they are very cushy and warm inside. too bad i live in southern california. and the next pic is the beginning of a lopi felted mitten (i know- i said i wouldn't start anything new and i did). lopi is pretty rough but i have heard that the felted fabric is soft and sorta hairy. thought i would give it a whirl.



i am knitting them on these little 8 inch clover circs that i ordered after seeing them on this blog. i am not sure if i like them yet or not. they're a little hard for me to get a grip on because they're so small. i will have to see whether or not i will ditch my dpns for these plastic beauties. which reminds me that i need to get another set of 9 dpns the next time i go to the lys, as i lost 2 on my last visit home. i got some fun stuff in the mail today but you'll just have to wait for that post.

yay- the lights came on!