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Reading mitts.

Two teachers in the knitting class I taught in March are inspired. At an early morning faculty meeting one of the new knitters showed me a magazine photo of beautifully cables fingerless gloves. She wanted to know if she could possibly aspire to knitting the gloves. Hmmm... I remembered recently seeing a very nice pair of reading gloves at my blog friend Andrea's . No cables but something that a couple of new knitters would be able to conquer.  At Easter the California Dreamin' Gurl said she'd like a pair, but she wanted them knit a little longer.  I quickly started the pair on mitts, "Just to see if they were a go for the new knitters."  I finally finished the mitts today and think that the pattern is a hit, easy to follow and easy to modify. Pattern: Susie's Reading Mitts Yarn: Less than a skein of Plymouth Yarn Galway, Colornep Colorway: Gray Needles: US size 5 Also, during the Easter visit Chloe told me her favorite book is The Secret Garden . It