Here’s something you probably didn’t know: Gerald does not wear hand knit mitts or mittens. Once, I was working on a pattern for fingerless mitts, and in trying to get the sizing right for big hands, I kept asking him to try them on. It annoyed him no end, and he finally said, “You know I’m not going to wear these, right?” Yes, darling, I know.

The beer cozy, therefore, was Gerald’s idea for the Superbowl Challenge. NO MITTENS FOR YOU.

I’ve got the easy part of the challenge because the “ny” was previously charted. Now it’s onto the next, more difficult, projects. The kids are both dying for fingerless mitts; I am headed to the patriotic yarn pile and hopefully inspiration will strike when I get there!