I bought the right needles today!

I bought Addi Naturas; I decided I still wanted to go with the Magic Loop, but thought that metal would be too slick. I have heard that bamboo is better for colourwork, and I think it works.

I’m having a great time doing the colourwork! Really enjoying it, and very happy I ordered a copy of Anna Zilboorg’s book, Marvelous Mittens a week or two ago. I’m looking forward to that arriving.

The green I’m using is slightly variagated, I really like the way it looks. Although, there are some bits that are a bit too dark for my liking. They’re not as dark as the blue, but they’re still quite noticeable. Anyway, I like the overall look.

The only thing is, I’m slow. The progress (of the colourwork, the ribbing was already done) you see took me 2 hours. That’s only about 12 rows. Granted, there was putting laundry in the dryer, a quick phonecall, and stopping to admire, but still, SLOW.
I can’ figure out holding a colour in each hand, so I’m doing it the way I normally knit; dropping each colour as I don’t need it. As the colour changes at least every 3 stitches, it’s a lot of pickup/drop/pickup/drop.