Near tragedy... and some comfort knitting

Look what happened last night.

I honestly don't have any idea what happened - they were in my knitting bag and when I looked inside there were bits of needles and scary looking bits of sweater hanging perilously from the shards.

There was a lot of wailing and crying and cursing.

I found my Knitpicks Options needles and I think I managed to find the right size tips... I have four or five needle sizers and of course they are all hiding.



The sweater is fine.

It was touch and go for awhile, but all of the stitches are back on needles in the right order and all facing the right way.

Then, for comfort knitting, I started my brother's birthday present:

It's hard to see the detail, but it's the "Dashing" gloves from Knitty. I hope he likes them! It took me a full evening to knit this one and I just have to sew in the ends and knit the other one. We're going to a movie tomorrow night so I can give them to him then. Then I'm going to make eleventy-bazillion pairs for myself and others out of the cheap, durable and soft Berroco Comfort.
I wonder if it comes in stripes...