Green mittens

I got this yarn in a swap (thank you so much Ruth!). It´s Debbie Mumm Traditions in Pine Needle. It´s sooooo soooooft! I had to take it and knit it right after ripping the package.

At first I wanted to knit something for my friend who´s going to have a baby. I rarely put my hands on a yarn that is so cool and so soft and baby friendly at the same time. But after several awkward baby gift incidents that happened in the past ("Well... umm... thank you! But grey/dark brown/black+acid green for a BABY?" "Blue for a GIRL?") I reconsidered. Man should not break the rules - baby blue for baby boys, baby pink for baby girls. White is unisex (so don´t forget the pink or blue gender determining embellishment).

A mittens for my boyfriend´s mum. Yes. Better. Safer.



These are the Susie's Reading Mitts. Love them. My own mum loves them too but she has a bad luck - there are not enough skeins for all of us. I must have my pair too since they match my handbag. And she doesn´t wear greens and browns anyway. I´ll make her some nice pink-lilac Cashmere Island ones to comfort her.