Bitten by hard-hittin' smitten for the mitten that I'm knittin'

I am in love.

I love the pattern (Chrysanthemums), I love the yarn (Patons Kroy Socks FX and Knitting Fever Angora Extra). It still desperately needs blocking and finishing, but so far I am totally jazzed:

(Yeah, we have tent pegs sitting on our deck. No clue why - ask my husband.)

I even managed to have the self-discipline enough to resist Second Mitten Syndrome: