I finished my Hollyhock Mittens . I wove in the ends and got them washed and blocked. This was a fun, easily memorized pattern and bonus, it was free. I'd be more than willing to do this one again. I used Malabrigo Rios in the Sunset colorway. Pre-Blocking Next up, I want to do a hat. I've had Rotini Beanie on my radar for some time. It'll look amazing in a more variegated skein of Mal Rios English Rose. I used some more Rhubarb from my garden. I found a nice easy muffin recipe. They were delicious and my coworkers really liked them. Both my children liked the muffins as well and I promised my son we'd make another batch. (He was a little disappointed that I took all but one to work.) I'm going to double the recipe next time we do it, which will hopefully be soon. That's about it for me. Work has already been absolutely nuts this week and its only Tuesday. I would have posted this yesterday but...
I haven't accomplished much this week. I was sent home from work Monday and didn't go to my second job Tuesday because of the pesky cold. But rest and lots of cough medicine is what I needed. I ripped back on the mitten I had started. I decided to use the cuff even though it was two stitches larger than the cuff called for in the new pattern I'm using. I simply decreased stitches on my first plain round. I finished that mitten except for the thumb. The pattern is Hollyhock Mittens and its free. Its a pretty simple pattern and I like it. I'm using Malabrigo Rios. I'm meeting gauge for the pattern, but I like my mitten fabric a bit more dense than this, so if I ever knit this pattern again, I'll probably go down a needle size or two and knit a larger size. I finished the dishcloth I started two weeks ago. It was just a quick round Pet...