What to love in the new Knitty

Not like I've knitted anything from the LAST issue of Knitty yet, but a girl can always dream...

Seascape: lovely.
Helena: might actually happen since another two friends just announced their pregnancies.
Spring forward: love a lace pattern that's so easy to memorize.
Ziggy: I've been looking for a reason to use the new Noro sock yarn, and now I have it!

and finally... Shetland Shorty. I have to ask my buds whether they think it will flatter or fatten me before I commit to producing it.

Mittens are my "socks"

Yeah, I signed up for the Summer of Socks. With a little luck, it's motivate me to finish the pair I owe my Mum for LAST Mother's Day.

I'm finally acknowledging that what really floats my boat is... mittens. Yup, that's why I've got 3 balls of Cascade 220 Superwash in my knitting bag in June. I just committed to putting out another pair of toddler mittens by Saturday.

It's been one of those days...

My dog (elderly, large, dearly beloved Golden Retriever mix) has a UTI.

My younger son fell off his trike and has a skinned knee.

I have a migraine.

No knitting progress to report, although last night I had a vivid dream about a pair of 3-color mittens for JN and managed to recreate something like the pattern and record it. He did say he wanted grey, blue, and green...

yeah, more mittens...

Here's a pair I knit a LONG time ago for my good friend JY. I had hoped to write them into a pattern to submit for publication, which is why the pictures didn't go up earlier, but I now think that the snowflake needs tweaking, as does the side detailing... so here goes.