In Bristol, UK, I begged and pleaded with the boys to take me to a yarn store. (What better souvenir for a knitter than yarn? I was mostly well behaved, only getting yarn made in the British Isles. (I did buy some alpaca... but who can resist?)
This Rowan Colourscape Chunky yarn by Kaffe Fassett really excited me. I through that it would be great to use to fashion some fingerless-mitts. When winding the ball to a skein, I learned that


On size 10 needles, I get 4 sts/inch and 6 rows/inch, I cast on 54 sts.
Pre felting, piece measures approximately 13.5" x 24". I still think that I want to felt the piece, and finish the pillow construction with a contrast color. Wish me luck!