This is the beginning of the Evangeline Mitts (Ravelry Link) that I'm doing as part of a knit-a-long with a few friends who have recently moved away. Katy came up with the idea; Liette set up a page for all of us to keep in touch, and Samera told us all about the lovely yarn shops she was finding at her temporary residence. I have been the great procrastinator in the group - I only wound my yarn into a ball on Friday - but I am finally started and already done one repeat of the cable pattern. My yarn is Cascade 220 in Red (#2413) and I think it is going to show the pattern very well. I am going to make the elbow length gloves so that I can wear my short sleeved shirts more comfortably this winter. I might even try making up a new blouse just to show them off better (I'm thinking of cute elbow length sleeves - maybe with bows on the cuff). I wonder what I have that would look pretty with red?

We got a new car on Tuesday (I've been waiting since then for a bright enough day to get a nice picture and it's gotten a bit dusty in the mean time). It's cute. It's red. It has the following very cool features (compared to our old car):

- it starts! Without any extra tools, batteries or people; you just turn the key and the engine goes.

- it goes backward! To be fair our old car went backwards too ... it's just that you usually had to wait for a bit and go into park first.

- it warms up! So we'll be able to see out all our windows - all winter - without ever scraping the inside of the car.

It has some other nice features like a cd changer and cup holders in convenient to reach places but really those top three make it completely worth it.

The quilting is done and the binding's prepared. Things still to do: tack down the edges and square up the quilt; make up a label (I recently discovered printable fabric sheets and have to say they are awesome for label making); sew on the binding; and hand stitch it closed. Oh, and maybe run the iron over it once before I take my "look, a finished object" pictures.

I might have this done in time for Christmas! Wish me luck.