FO: Owl Mitts and Pink

Okay, time for a big post. Yesterday half of my new yarn came that I ordered from The Loopy Ewe. I was really pleased with how quickly the package came, and it even had a hand-written note inside, really great customer service. Definitely will be ordering from them in the future. Here's what I got:





The brown Malabrigo yarn in Chestnut is for a hat that I've been looking at for a while. Plus some Shibuiknits in Rappongi for my new pair of socks. The colors are great, really vibrant. The pattern is also really intricate, and a little more challenging than what I've done in the past.

I've also finally upload the finished pictures of my sweater. This knit has TONS of flaws, but I'm still pretty happy with it for a first sweater. The ribbing on the bottom is too tight, I didn't bind off loosely enough, and too baggy under the arms. For some reason there are also massive holes under the arms. I tried to stitch them up, but they are still pretty obvious. The yarn ended up being light and forgiving, and inexpensive. Overall, I can't really complain, and is makes me more confident for my next sweater.





Lastly, I made a quick mitten project the last 2 days. Initially it was just suppose to hold me over until my new yarn got here, but I really ended up liking the mitts. Not to mention, my new yarn arrived WAY sooner than I expected.



They have cute little owls on the backs, and someday soon I will finish them up by sewing some button eyes on them.

Now, off to more chem homework. Can't wait until this quarter is over!