Last winter my wife took up knitting. She had decided that she needed to try to be more domestic and knitting was the most domestic task she could think of, so that's what she took up.

She made me a pair last winter that didn't fit quite right. Last fall she vowed to remedy the situation, and about Christmas time she gave me these:




They're based on a tradition pattern from the Selbu region of Norway, and they fit me really well. It's amazing what she can do with two needles and some yarn.