First, a long-overdue thank you to Ali, who gave me this beautiful package for Valentine’s Day!

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Isn’t that the most beautiful yarn you ever saw? It’s Artyarns Ultramerino 4 - thanks for such a lovely present Ali!
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Did you think I’d stopped knitting, kittens? I almost had, which is why I’ve been silent these last two weeks. But here for you is the last thing I finished, and I finished them in a hurry, too:

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Emergency Gloves
Yarn: Artyarns Handpaint Stripes - 1 hank
Pattern: Basic Gloves from Knitter’s Handy Book of Patterns by Ann Budd
Needles: Size 5 bamboo double points
I like these, even though (as you can see from the picture) in just a few short weeks of use they’ve been pilling quite a bit. This yarn is pricey, unfortunately, but the good news is that I squeezed a pair of gloves out of just one hank. (We’d been told by Artyarns that you could get a pair of socks out of one skein, but I am here to tell you that is just a doggone lie. But gloves? No problemo. I’d even consider picking up another hank to make another pair, because despite the formidable pricetag it’s beautiful stuff.) In any case, they’re warm and they fit well… and they were an inordinately speedy knit. I think it took a week or so of fairly peripatetic knitting.

When I even think about knitting right now, though, it’s all about my many many unfinished projects. Foremost on my mind is my sad attempt at the Girl From Auntie’s Celtic Cap. Because I’m a glutton for punishment, I started this bad boy in black. Here it is, maybe 4 hours away from finished - since this is meant for Mr. KB’s very cold head, hopefully this will be the next finished object I have to report back to you:

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The Central Park Hoodie is so untouched as to not even deserve another photograph. To avoid thinking about it - something at which I normally consider myself a champion - I’ve started knitting this pair of socks:

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Yes, I’d have the toe sewn up for your sock-viewing pleasure, if only I could figure out what I did with my Chibi. The yarn is Fearless Fibers and it’s lovely. I can’t recommend it highly enough! It’s a bit of a PITA at 9 stitches to the inch, but the fabric is soft and lovely Since I couldn’t get too far on that one without a tapestry needle, in the last day I’ve whipped up the cuff of this Fleece Artist Thrummed Sock kit:

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Thrumming is crazy! This is one hairy sock on the inside!

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Finally, I’ll just say that Zoot is in a holding pattern.  We feed him as much as we can, and some days he’s perkier than others.  Thanks for keeping my little fuzzy gutbucket in your thoughts.