Thumbless Thursday

Do you ever get to a point in a mitten when you think, "I can just tuck my thumb into the mitten and not have to knit that teeny, tiny little thumb circle"? 

This was a great little mohair Border Leicester mix I spun up.  I made a scarf first, then needed the mittens to match, only the yarn is a bit on the bulky side and the needles are size 6.  Ow.  They are warm though. 

On a rug hooking note, I'm so happy, because the pattern I scored on Ebay came today.  Notice that I have plenty of patterns, but very little wool. ;-)

It's so cool, with Santa flying over the town.  It's big, too--enough to be an actual rug on the floor--a first for me!  I got this puppy for only $12. 

We are headed for more snow tomorrow.  Another snow day, perhaps?  I am volunteering to give an after school program in primitive rug hooking starting in two weeks.  I met Happy DiFranza at the Mayflower Rug Hooking Guild in December and she sent me 8 patterns and hoops for the class.  Boy, is she ever talented!!  I'll chart our progress as we go along.  I am bringing all my worms for them to choose from to start hooking.  Unfortunately, my Bliss cutter is being repaired, so I'm hand cutting the old fashioned way for any other types of wool.  I threw in a request for recycled wool clothes from anyone who signs up, so I could get some good donations.  That will be great to practice dyeing on and then let the kids go to town. 

Thanks for all your encouragement on my little Valentine's rug.  I'll start that this weekend.  Tonight I need to ply up yarn and start spinning the 2nd merino.  My dear oldest son brings my basket of yarn to work with him and peddles it to his co-workers.  It started on New Year's Eve.  One of the waitresses at the restaurant where he works was upset because the yarn store had closed and she hadn't stocked up.  (We've all been there, admit it)  So he said, "I can get you some "sick" yarn." (It sounds so sketchy in print!)  So the next day, he brought her the basket and she dropped $92.

Does this make me a wool pusher?  I hope not!
Have a good one folks!
Courtney