More minessota mittens

I have finished Cristina's mittens. My daughter is thrilled with them. I am pleased that they only took me a week, yay. I will do the next pair on 3-4 plky as I think it will be better and I might try thrumbing. I didn't know what this was until a couple of weeks ago. Thanks Lorna for the suggestion. Basically it's adding wool sliver every few stiches so that it is lined in sliver and very warm an insulating. there is a pattern for thrumbed mittens in Knitting new mittens and gloves bny Robin Melanson.

I can feel a real accessories phase coming on.

Reading Mason Dixon's latest book I realized that actually I don't have many handknits that are actually mine. I will have to sort this out soon. Are you in the same position. Do you find that you make a lot for other but forget a little about yoursel?

Another thing to be grateful for

Dunedin has the most wonderful public libraries. When we lived in the UK, I just didn't find the libraries there that inspirational. Perhaps it's because of where we lived or because I could afford to buy books! In any case I think that we are extremely lucky in Dunedin to be able to access such a vast amount of books in such lovely settings. We use the libraries a lot as a family. Also after a couple of attempts I managed to get a job there. I love it! I'm only working 3.5 hours a week but I feel very lucky.
Working there has pushed me into borrowing more books to read. This is because as I scan the books people bring in I have come across more authors etc. This has been further complicated by the fact that I have never borrowed fiction. Only non fiction. Am I alone? All my friends think that I'm weird. Anyway I'm trying to get over it mostly because of the high cost of books in NZ and because if there is any money around I would rather spend it on books in Spanish for my kids.
So (sorry, I know I'm rambling) I borrowed Burning bright by Tracy chevalier. I loved it. I will have to buy it because I have all her other books and she's amazing!. I also read the sea house by Esther Freud which was interesting.
So if you live in Dunedin visit one of your local libraries if not go to your local library. I'm sure it has something good to offer. And take the kids.