Latvian Mitten class at Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat
Back in November 2008, J and I signed up for Latvian mitten class . I was waxing that a lot will change between then and now - well, a lot has and nevermind that topic..
We set out early and drove to swank Hotel Murano in Tacoma. The environment was full of enthusiastic fiber types. I did not add to my yarn stash. Phew. J bought me some awsome Highlighter Tape from Knit Foundry. And we found Hello cupcakes and a big mountain.
Oh, the mitten (Ravelry link) ... it was painful. One of the rule of the class is no frogging. I sneaked a couple in - knitting wrong side out, missing an inc. I also left quite a few in - fudging missing stitch, braiding the wrong way, etc. The sticky shetland did not want to come out of the ball, and fiddling with that made my tight nervous knitting gauge even tighter. I made a huge mess :) There was a pile of techniques and I think I managed to learn (and hopefully retain) a couple. I am very happy that we went. Happy Knitting!