Spruce Mountain Men's Mittens

I'm pretty happy with this design for men's mittens. I used three skeins of Andean Treasure alpaca yarn. I purposely started the sore thumb gusset an inch above the corrugated ribbed cuff which I think gives a better fit for men's hands. The only problem really is that of course the stripes don't line up at the end of the row but I put the end of the row opposite the thumb so it is less noticeable. I'll try to pin down DH this week to get a photo of him modeling the mittens.

Cabled Vest

Mare of the wonderful Knitted Wings blog has kindly made me a button for my blog. Thank you Mare for your kindness!

I finished the cabled ribbing on the front piece of St. Enda. I can now use the needle to make another Spontaneous Scarf. It is a needle from my Denise interchangeable set and I needed it to make a nice long circular for the scarf. I'm about halfway up the cabled cuff of the second mitten from Viking Patterns for Knitters. And I finished the ribbing for the second sleeve of Trondheim.

I'm a bona fide wool snob and it has been years since I've knit with acrylic but here is a photo demonstrating the long-lasting qualities of acrylic. I'm not sure how old this acrylic vest of DH's is but it is around 10-15 years old and still looks just the same.