And oh yes, I am singing that title in my head to Billy Idol’s “White Wedding”…..
‘Cause that’s how I roll.

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I finished the first knitted Christmas gift on my list today!   A pair of Fetching fingerless mitts for my closest college friend living far far away.  These will get wrapped up with a handmade tag and sent off just as soon as I collect the rest of the gifts to go in the package (ornaments for her kids and a Barnes & Noble card for her hubby).  It’s so good to be able to cross something off the list! 

Knitty Nonsense for those who care:

  •  Pattern:  Fetching from Knitty – Summer 2006

  • Needles:  Size 6 metal dpn’s

  • Yarn:  Debbie Bliss Pure Cashmere in Spring Grass colorway; approximately 2.25 balls

  • Recipient:  Christmas gift for a very close college friend

  • Begin Date:  November 7, 2007

  • End Date:  November 18, 2007

  • Thoughts:  I wasn’t sure about using this yarn at first.  It produced a very thick, velvety fabric that I thought fit a little too snugly.  But I took them in to the office and had the boss’s wife try them on and she thought they were perfect.  I guess I just have big hands!  The cashmere was a little bit splitty if I wasn’t careful, and slippery on the dpn’s (but I don’t usually use metal so that could explain it), but overall it worked up really nicely and I think these will be a great Christmas gift.

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And yup.  That really is a peppermint mocha.