Christmas!

How did it get to be Christmas again? Where does the time go?
 
Once again I've been caught unprepared for the Holiday season. I'm not really a procrastinator (no, I'm serious) it's just that I always think I have more time than I actually do. So I make a mental schedule of the things that I need to do and then accomplish them at that pace except for that pace would put Christmas in...about...April. I need to work less and have more time at home, I think that would solve a lot of my problems, but unfortunately that solution creates problems of it's own, like no money. Bummer.

At least I've been a relatively productive knitter. Small easy projects are the ticket.The mittens I made are excellent warm weather mittens and my fake-isle tam is soooo soft and warm. I love it. I also made my little man a warm hat, which of course he refuses to wear. Except for the time when I took this picture.

Merry Christmas!

Lessons Learned

I think I should keep a log of the main things I learn on each project, then I'll get better, right?

I think I put too much faith in my ability to remember things, meaning, I do things and then think that I'll remember that I did them and why, but then I don't. So I then end up repeating the same silly mistakes over and over again. Writing things down is the solution.

So here are the things I learned on the last couple of projects (you haven't seen them yet but pictures will follow soon):

Mittens - Hmmm...the pattern was really well written and they turned out beautifully. I guess the only thing I would do differently would be to make the palm slightly shorter. I added another pattern repeat because it would have been too short without it but a full repeat made the mitten too long. I'm nitpicking. These mittens were very fun and fast and satisfying. Maybe the real lesson I learned is that making small projects with large yarn is GREAT!
-Pattern: Bella's Mittens from Subliminalrabbit.com

Hat - I have not mastered tension. Stranded colorwork is my nemesis it's either too tight or too loose. I think I need to do a better job of monitoring it while I work. Like, check it on the next row. Yep. Plus practice. I think maybe I just need to do more colorwork period.
-Pattern: Three Tams from Knitty.com

I will now not make the above mistakes again. Suuuure.