little needles

For some reason, perhaps to counter the albatross of my abandoned Metropole Coat, I have been knitting on little needles. Back in November I started a pair of Vinterblomster mittens for myself, but I didn't like the color scheme and it took me a few weeks to remedy that and really get into it. It's become my subway knitting lately, and I love it. Except that it seems I'm now out of lavender yarn.I know where I can get it, that's not really the problem. The issue is that I have so much yarn that I can make just about anything I wish, and there's no excuse for buying more. Thus these mittens are knit from stash yarn. (never mind that I don't need more than a quarter of a skein of lavender -probably less- and I don't want to spend $13+ just for a few yards of yarn)

So that's on hold while I bother various people on Ravelry who I see have exactly what I need. Someone out there must have the end of a skein of lavender Koigu, right?

In the meantime, I've started a sock. It's on little needles too. Actually, I had to buy another set of #1 needles since the first set is being used for the mittens. (I'm sure there's some sort of logic in the fact that I refuse to buy yarn but that I'll buy an extra set of needles. They were on sale.)Like the mittens, the sock is totally addictive. I seem to really like how color patterns unfold, and Noro sock yarn does not disappoint. These are a little more mindless, and I'm amazed at how quickly it is coming; I started it on New Year's Day. Aren't socks supposed to take forever? Or maybe it's the second sock that takes a long time?
Anyway, I'm smitten.

Edited at 12:21pm: I have located lavender Koigu!! A wonderful woman named Hilary is saving my mittens and sending me 1/3 skein of her left over yarn! Oh, I am so happy!