Hand/Wrist Warmers

I knit a pair of these wrist warmers for one of my SILs for Christmas. Aren't they delightful? I have since started knitting a pair for myself. I actually messed up the pattern when I made these... they are longer than the pattern intended them to be, but I prefer them that way. I repeated a set of eight rows one to many times which ended up extending the length up the arm about an inch. I like it though. I ended up knitting another pair after these the proper way. I wanted to see if I liked the proper way better, but I don't, so I have started a third pair for myself and I intend on making them too long again.

I needed to wear these one afternoon before wrapping them up for my SIL to ensure they would fit properly. I needed to stretch them out a bit because they look so tiny when they aren't being worn. That is something that always throws me off with knitting. I was especially worried with the first toque I knit because I thought there was no way it would stretch over Erik's head. But it did. And these stretched out too.

I am about halfway through the Baby Sophisticate sweater I'm working on. I have the most difficult parts left - the arms and the collar/button edging. I need to go to Art of Yarn one of these days to get a little extra help. I need to pick up a bunch of stitches and I have only done it once. And that time didn't go so well. I only have a week left to finish it though so I had better get on it. I still need to pick out a pattern for February. Any suggestions?