Taking a break from testing patterns...or so I thought

After finishing the wrap last week I said that I needed a break from testing. Well, on Monday I received an "earburn" that a designer I follow was having a test knit. A pair of fingerless mitts that would take 6 - 8 hours to make seemed realistic with a month to complete them. So...

They are done! I  was good and didn't work on anything else until I was finished hiding all of the ends. The Estonian Inlay technique was fun. I hadn't tried it before and the results are lovely. I feel like that would be a lovely front panel to a sweater.

For those in the Portland area you might be enjoy the off and on snow showers today. It's been a pretty mild winter so the snow has been a bit of a surprise. Even when I see it in the forecast I don't expect actual snow.

The Winter Olympics are another reminder of snow :). There are the 2018 Ravellenic games that are ongoing as well. I always forget to join in on the fun (Ravellenic Games).

I'm hoping to complete a hat before the games are over next weekend. The Olympics always remind me of a few years ago that the powers that be of the Olympics said very rude things about knitters who wanted to use the term Olympics for the knitting games. Here's an article from about six years ago (Knitters Outraged). Knitting/Crocheting can be athletic!

While working on a hat this week, I'm hoping to make more progress on my Lilla Bjorn sweater and a few other ongoing projects (just a quick post this week). Have a great week.