Friday, November 19, 2010

Mitten surgery, twin caps, and sock knitters rule

Knitters brought three FOs to this week's lunch: a pair of altered mittens and two baby hats. (Hmm, maybe that's 4 FOs?) No socks were completed, but there was plenty of sock knitting action.

FO #1

Ange took some unused Google mittens and converted them into useful, stylish fingerless mitts. Here's the before (not the same mittens, but they should be identical):

Frumpy, impractical mittens
And after:

Sexy, useful fingerless mitts
Yes, those are Gmail icons just above the cuff. And no, we will not convert any more mittens. This was a one-time proof-of-concept project given to a coworker who really appreciated them. Come to one of our lunches if you want tips on modifying your own mittens...

FOs #2 & 3

Josie brought in some caps she finished for the twin grandsons of some friends. How cute! They match the school colors of the grandparents: red and gray for Ohio State, and blue and gold for Kent State.

The bottom hat looks gray on my monitor... It should be deep blue.

Sock knitters über alles

Sock knitting outnumbered all other projects two-to-one at this week's lunch. Don't the sock knitters look happy?

One sock knitter is missing from this photo.
(He was taking the picture.)

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