The Scottish Lamb: Two Little Red Mittens

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After Norma's post the other day I used our TV time this weekend (which was a lot due to the storms that blew through) to knit a couple pairs of mittens for The Soaring Eagle's Project. I had some Gjestal Naturgarn in a beautiful bright red left over from this sweater I knit for Joe. Funny... for Joseph's sweater I toned down the color with some brown dye but it was a perfect bright red for mittens. They'll be winging their way to Rachel later today if the ice melts a bit. I used the patterns from Ann Budd's Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns. After knitting the larger pair I knew it was going to be close to get another pair out of the skein so I cast on a small pair. Here's what I had left:

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Also started pulling out old UFO's. This is the back and one front part of Chick Knits Ribby Cardi in Elann's Highland Wool. Pretty boring picture in gray but, for Kim, there it is.

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Due to the ice, the boys have another day off of school today. Joseph, however, will be spending the day doing a book report that was supposed to be due today. He never brought the book home so we made him pick out one he finished recently so that he had something to turn in when they go back to school tomorrow (hopefully!). Trust me, he's only smiling because he knows I was taking his picture. Hoping to nip procrastination in the butt by Junior High.

Jeremy is supposed to fly here on Thursday. I'm a little worried because it looks like another big storm is going to hit Indiana that day. Ugh. We'll all be SO disappointed if he doesn't make that flight. We're all dying to get our arms around him and have him home for a couple of weeks.