fingers are overrated

who really needs to use their fingers that much? we have thumbs for all the important stuff. i'm a fan of mittens. i think they keep your hands warmer than gloves because you get a nice pocket of warm air around your frosty digits. i also think that mittens are a great cover over a pair of gloves--especially for playing in the snow. get your mittens soaked and peel them off to still have warm gloves inside. yay.

i knit this mitten (his mate is on hold until november) for a class i will be teaching at the store. i have three: Crochet for Knitters, Glove and Mitten Fundamentals, Beginning Crochet. fun!

back to my non-work life. sorta.

the sample mitten trumped any sock knitting aspirations i had for the weekend. i took my 2nd southwestern sock to work with me friday, started the mitten, and the sock hasn't come out to play since. i have been busy.

• worked the store and finished the mitten friday night when i got home.
• had the most awesome fittings with my cast saturday morning and afternoon. (early too! i was up at 7:15. this is not normal kittything behavior)
• recovered for a couple hours. my awesome cast stole all my energy.
• had dinner at Mandalay with thehairyape. in was awesome. we walked over because it was such a beautiful evening. once there i had a mango and pomegranate martini and a different tofu dish i hadn't tried before. we also ran into the fantastic gwendo calrissian enjoying the cool weather and spicy food.

probably very little knitting for the next few days. i have costumes that need to be altered. i also really have the urge to cook. i may do a big "stock up" and put things in the freezer. i think i am making veggie chili tonight. it is a cool day and that sounds really good to me.