a simple yarn

Contrary to the post title, this really has nothing to do with the 1986-1993 US television series about southern women nominally working in a interior design firm.

The house is slowly being put back to rights. Guests staying in our front-room-which-doubles-as-the-guestroom have gone. The rest of the visiting in-laws leave on Wednesday. In the midst of a quick tidy, I found this lovely gift from Isobel which I had put away in anticipation of the visitors. Super-duper-keep-the-winter-frost-from-the-fingertips-REUSABLE-handwarmers. Snap the metal clicky-thing and za-zing! The chemical reaction speeds through the liquid imitating time-lapsed-frost-photography. How very cool! Well, more than cool….cold actually….and my hands need these little dandies!

So what a great treat to rediscover these little gems now that winter is in full swing!

But one setback. To keep the little warmers doing their job on my hands-bringing all important warmth and feeling back to the extreme regions of the extremities-I have to hold onto the warmers in their cute little socks. But, I can’t do anything else…knit, type, hold a book to read, drive…..nothing.

But here’s my ‘designing woman’ idea. I want to find the ultimate pattern for a pair of fingerless gloves with the little mitten cap you can pull back and then add an extra little velcro-closured pocket on the palm side to slip in the handwarmer. Presto! Instant warmth-holder! And, I may just have to felt them to make them even more toasty. As the previous stash picture shows, I think I’ve got some wool to make ‘em with! So, there we have another project to add to the list.