In the Nick of Time

Yesterday was productive with two completions. 

First is this little one.  I edged it with nun's stitch so I could cut it out and use it without a seam allowance.  It seemed like I had to stitch miles of nun's stitch. 

Next are my mittens.  I had set them aside because I was unhappy with the way I did the kitchner stitch closure at the top of the right mitten.  I did quite well with help on the left mitten but the right mitten looked sloppy no matter what I did. 

Yesterday afternoon, I knew what I wanted to do but the question was would I be successful. 

First I finished the thumb and then I picked out the kitchner stitch.  I was afraid that I would unintentionally rip out the knitting and not be able to knit it back in.  I did rip down one round.  When I picked up the stitches, I had the correct number and knitted back the round.  Fortunately there was no shaping in the last round. 

My first couple attempts were no more successful than what I had picked out.  I set the mitten aside and read through my written resource a couple times and then I viewed the DVD that came with the book.  As I sat in front of the computer monitor, I began joining the top.  Using some things that I learned from the DVD, it began to come together.  The right mitten top is not as well done as the left but I did it on my own and I am certain that I will be able to do better the next time I need to do the kitchner stitch. 

It was fortunate for me that I finished these little projects yesterday because I will have little time to work on them for the remainder of the month.  The model that I am stitching was delivered just as I finished the mitten.