Realization

This week I finished up a couple of projects I'd been working on. One was the Lacy Socks I had in my last post and the other was a pair of Bella's Mittens. I've knit the mittens twice before and really enjoyed making them. The first pair was for my niece, Joyce, made from Classic Elite Montera yarn which is 50% wool and 50% llama making for a softer fuller knit. The second pair I made with Shetland Marl which is 100% shetland wool. I really enjoyed making both pair of these mittens and they came out lovely.
I cast on this third pair of mittens and began knitting. I was making them for another one of my nieces who lives in upstate NY and is crazy about Twilight. I picked a striking red I had in my stash. I knit the first couple of rounds with no problem but after that I realized I didn't like knitting this. Was this the same pattern? I looked and realized it was. Why didn't I enjoy this as much as the first two? The only difference was the yarn. I realized that I did love the pattern but it was the yarn I didn't love. I wonder if that's happened in the past where I thought it was the pattern but it may well be the yarn! I'm going to have to go through my library of knits, which aren't really that many, and find knits I didn't really like making and redo them if I like the pattern.
I won't say what yarn it is but suffice it to say they made a lovely pair of mittens that will be well used and loved. The rest of the yarn is tucked away at the back of my knitting closet to be used only in the most dire emergency.