Monster Mitts

It has been quite a week and its only Wednesday.
Monday, I spent 4 hours working in LA and 10 hours in airports - ick! I did get some good knitting done....

Last week, I was flipping through etsy and I found an Insubordiknit Monster Hat kit, that I had to have! I have been lusting after one for a while, but hadn't seen one that I loved. So I was really excited when this one arrived...

When I got to the ticket counter 15 minutes before it opened, I sat on the floor of the airport and rolled the yarn. Then I started the hat. It soon became obvious that with the fabric density that I wanted - there was not enough yarn to make a hat (see above photo). Really this wasn't a bad thing, since the more I knit, the more I doubted that I would wear this hat....
Then while sitting for 8 hours at the airport, thanks to a cancelled flight - I decided that this would make great monster mitts. Of course, I didn't have the right needles, so I worked on my knee socks. On a side note - I left Harry Potter at home, brought my knee socks, my monster hat - no patterns, no extra needles - trying to travel light - and I have a huge delay, so I quit the hat and make up a pattern that I hope will work for the socks...

Tuesday was my birthday and Mr.sunneshine gave me a wonderful relaxing day with meals out, a long nap, a great gift and champagne and cake on our deck last night.

This morning I got up and knit up the mitts while my car was going through emissions. Sewed on the monster, while watching "Scott Baio is 45 and Single", which was surprisingly engaging *guilty pleasure*. And now I am the proud creater of Monster Mitts - so anytime Mother Nature decides to cool us down, I am ready!!

Happy Knitting!!