Over the last few months I developed a serious case of startitis that was threatening to become chronic.

I didn't even bring a project with me on my trip - is that crazy or what? And while I deeply enjoyed the yarn store in Edinburgh, I found myself preferring to help others more than purchasing yarn myself. (of course the recent purchase of an expensive plane ticket and the terrible exchange rate from earlier this summer might have helped to stave off the yarn buying temptations... with the current exchange rate I'm not sure I would have been as misguided strong)

It's been awhile since I've knitted something I felt REALLY good about and REALLY enjoyed knitting. It's also been awhile since I chose a pattern to just sit and knit up - lately it's been mostly designing and editing. Maybe that's why I was losing interest and turning more to my weaving?

About a week ago I decided that I really wanted to knit something and at the encouragement of my mother, I decided that something warm and bright for winter might be just in order for my Secret Sister gift I needed last Tuesday.

Going to the stash we dug up some "Sleeping Dragon Yarn" it's a merino sock yarn that my mom had acquired in a yarn swap or stash buster sometime ago. It's in lovely bright pinks, oranges and yellows, but as it wasn't superwash it hadn't been used yet (Both mom and I prefer superwash for socks, so that the bottoms don't threaten to felt, and they can be dropped in the Washing machine.)

Once I selected the yarn and decided to make mittens for the elderly woman who is my secret sister, I went over to
Ravelry to find a pattern.

Of course when I go looking for one thing, I'm bound to stumble on something else that would be so much better, first I saw some adorable lace gloves in a nice oldfashioned lace pattern, and then I spotted the Knotty Gloves of course with my terrible soft spot for cables and I couldn't resist these. After finishing them and lightly blocking them, they just finished drying in time to wrap for the party Tuesday evening!