Giggle du Jour
So, CBear posted this link on the knittyboards, and I had to post the comic here. It’s yesterday’s “Rhymes with Orange” strip, and it’s TOO funny.
In other news, I finished up the mittens yesterday morning while we were waiting for Mindy to recover from Saturday night. I won’t go into detail, but let’s just say it’s probably not a wise move to make the statement that one has never played a drinking game when in the presence of one’s husband and friends. The marathon game of Asshole ended around 3AM. She was mostly vertical by, oh, noon-ish. 
Anyway, the stitches are still a bit uneven, because I haven’t blocked them yet. I LOVE them. They fit perfectly, and I think the pattern is just too cute.
I tweaked the pattern a little from the original, in that I only used three colors (the designer used a fourth for that solid stripe between the ribbing and the hand), and I added an additional repeat of the motif so that the mitts were a little longer.
So, what am I working on now? Well, when you’ve got kick-ass mittens, you need a hat to match them, right?
I adapted the chart from the back of the hand, and I think it’s going to work well for the hat. We shall see!
December 8th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Nice mitts!
December 8th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
No, I didn’t read the comics today at lunchtime… no, I didn’t think of you at all when I read this strip… nope.
(Did you see the one a few week’s back about using decorative baskets to keep things organized? No, that one’s not hung on our fridge as a taunt from lovely hubby…)
December 8th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Ah, Asshole. I’ve forgotten some wonderful nights of playing that game.
December 8th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Um … I’ve never played a drinking game either? (ducks for cover …) Cool mittens! I took a picture at the Fort Meyers, Fla., airport just for you yesterday!
December 8th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Oh I suck. I can’t believe how fast you did those mittens!!!
December 8th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Awesome mittens! I really like the dragonflies.
December 8th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
The mittens totally rock. (Drinking games with you guys is always dangerous…I’ve learned my lesson once or twice…)
December 8th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Love those mitts! Good luck with the hat! Hehe..we played quarters, your game sounds verrry interesting
December 9th, 2008 at 4:15 am
Great! Just in time to send them to me! Thanks, Pam, for always having me on the brain. I have to live somewhere. Just add some pink sparkly Fun Fur, and I’ll happily sport them about Germany.
You’re such a great friend…
*giggle*
December 9th, 2008 at 4:23 am
Pretty mittens!
“Rhymes With Orange” is one of my underground favorite comic strips
December 9th, 2008 at 9:03 am
Yay mittens! They look fabulous. Can’t wait to see the hat!
December 9th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Jason cut it out and hung it on our whiteboard on Sunday.
The mittens came out SO CUTE!!!
December 9th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
I love those mittens!
December 16th, 2008 at 2:09 am
Beautifully done! Hats off (HA!) to you as well for making a matching headtopper! I just finished a stranded colorwork hat for my MIL (although not NEARLY that intricate) and er, yeah, won’t be doing that again too soon.