handmade by stefanie

I finally have an FO to share this week - these simple striped mittens using both skeins of yarn from my first shipment of Mountain Meadow Wool's Legacy Yarn Club : I used a free pattern from Kelbourne Woolens, the Lychee Mittens , and two skeins of  Mountain Meadow Wool Tweed Worsted (you can read more about the yarn here ). This was also the perfect opportunity to use my new mitten blockers! I really enjoyed working with this yarn - it just felt good in my hands. If I had to elaborate more, the best I can do is describe it as crisp, the perfect blend of softness while still feeling substantial and durable. Though it's it's a 3-ply, it wasn't the slightest bit splitty as I knit. Hooray for finished mittens! The resulting mittens feel so warm and cozy; I could totally see myself making a sweater out of it down the road (you know, when I finish the two sweaters currently on my needles and work through the various sweater quantities of yarn still lurkin...