UFO #1, the fifth bear mitten:  FINISHED 07/09/08.
Final time:  2 days!
Yarn:  donated acrylic stuff.
Pattern:  from Twisted.
announcer’s voiceover:  She’s certainly maintaining a very competitive pace thus far, but can she possibly keep it up throughout the whole event?  We’ll have to wait and see.
I threw a 6-inch ruler into this picture for scale, so you can see that a single bear mitten [...]

On Tuesday, I and several hundred other PDX area knitters spent an enjoyable evening with the Yarn Harlot!
I didn’t win the Oregonian’s contest to tag along when they interviewed her, but I did get an honorable mention –

A few people suggested the Oregon Zoo, but Tess Mattos had the best slant on that idea. She’d take [...]

In no particular order, here’s some great pix I’ve received of bear mittens, in response to the free Polar Bear Pattern offer!!
 

In case you still haven’t heard, here’s the short scoop: 
There are bears in China that need mittens.  (For a full explanation, please see the previous posts in this series.)
The [Oregon Zoo ->] and the yarn shop [Twisted [...]

I’m pleased to announce that my first "cheater" bear mitten is completed!!
These things are BIG.  I happened to have my once-a-day can of Coke with me, so I included it in the picture for scale.
The only reason it is already completed is because, as I admitted in the previous post, I knit the midsection on a [...]

It’s Saturday night of our designated "Fun Day", and DH is out at a buddy’s house watching college tournament hockey, drinking beer and eating crap.
What am I doing?  I’m turning my studio into a bear mitten factory.
Yes, that IS my idea of fun.
We stopped by the OR Zoo today, and of course I went to [...]

The title of this post may sound like the title of an adorable childrens’ book waiting to happen:  but the reality is just sad.
OK, while they aren’t exactly my favorite POLAR BEARS…  there are some Malayan Sun Bears on the other side of the globe that need some help.  Knitted help, in fact.
It seems there are some [...]