Knitting for other people

If you've been reading this blog for any length of time, you'll know I knit a lot. There are two parts to getting a lot of knitting produced - one is knitting fast, as in each stitch is made fast, and one is spending a lot of time knitting. I do both. I am not saying this to brag, because there is a down side, which is I have a lot of knitted stuff. This makes me happy, but also my (not overly large) wardrobe is full. My sock draw is full. Leon's floordrobe is full.

Luckily, in May I am going to be knitting for other people! 

Firstly, I recently found out that my mother wears an old pair of ski mittens to keep her hands warm in winter. Not knitted ones, but bulky padded nylon things. So, mittens for her.

I have an active trivia group, with an associated, chatty messenger group. We're still at it on Tuesday nights, although now it is via Zoom:

For reasons I can't explain, I asked if anyone wanted a hat, and got 4 requests. 

I ordered yarn from Bendigo - Austraian made and in very economical 200gram balls.

This maroon is to knit two hats for the boys, 

I've divided the cream and will dye it up in teal and navy for two hats.

And, on the last day before we locked down, I was at Elise's place and she asked me to knit a tea cosy. We had an on-line measuring session, she sent me a photo of said tea pot and off we go. 

So that's May, knitting for others, as a way of feeling close while being far away.