Oak Grove Mitts by Alana Dakos and Simple Sideways Scarf

I don't remember exactly what the yarn is called but I used 3 skeins of hand-dyed Alpaca that I got at the Pennsylvania Farm Show last winter.  I saw that yarn amid all the cows and crafts and pretty much ran over to get some.

 The mitts are the Oak Grove Mitts by Alana Dakos (Never Not Knitting).

 The scarf is made-up by me.  It started out as a crescent shaped shawl with increases worked evenly throughout, but it turned out very long and skinny, so a scarf it wanted to be!  It is stockinette stitch with a simple applied border (worked sideways) from Nicky Epstein's Knitting On The Edge.

Gioielli Gloves from Textured Stitches book.

Textured Stitches has been a great book in my knitting library.  This is my fourth project from its pages.  I have made the Professoressa Cardigan, the Raindrop Cardigan, and the Starflower Hat.

So anyway, here are my Gioielli Gloves.  These are actually probably a year old, and before that, they sat around for at least six months, completed and waiting for me to weave in their ends.

 If it looks like it would be a pain to knit all those tiny tubes for each finger, it's because it IS a pain.  However, there is a huge sense of accomplishment once they are complete - as in, Wait, did I really just knit myself gloves?

 These have a cute smocked detail on the cuff, which is really unique and prettier than plain old ribbing.

These have already seen quite a bit of wear, as you can tell from the fuzzies on the fingers.  They go perfectly with my gray Pepernoot coat.  I don't remember the name of the yarn I used, but it is very luxurious.  If I remember it is mostly merino with some possum hair thrown in.  It was a gift from my parents-in-law from a trip they took to Australia.  I  probably have enough left over for a headband - perhaps even the Bianca Headband from Textured Stitches.   :-)