Category Archives: finished object

A skulk of foxes

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I didn’t know a group of foxes is called a skulk.  Did you?  Anyway, I have a skulk of Foxy mitts.

After knitting the first pair, I decided to change the palm chart of the mitts to the checkerboard pattern of the thumb. 

I like it better as it is very clear at a glance which side of the mitt is the palm side and which is the back rather than looking for the eyes and nose on the faces.

Two pairs have a band of rust-colored yarn a few rows into the cuff area and the third pair has a band of off-white yarn.

The pattern was fun to knit and I am very pleased with my modifications.  Check my Ravelry page here for details.

 

 

Foxy

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A fox is the school mascot for three of our grandkids so I gravitate towards those pattern charts if I want to knit something for them.  These Foxy Friends mitts by Fiona Alice fit the bill and were so quick and easy to knit as I began them Friday evening and finished both mitts by Sunday afternoon.

The worsted weight yarn made for the speed and using the larger needle size for the stranded colorwork helped keep the tension looser.

If I knit these again (and I’m sure I will as three kids can’t/won’t share one pair), I will continue the thumb pattern on the palm side as there will be shorter yarn floats in which fingers could get caught.  These mitts are super warm with the double layer of wool used for the fox faces.

Yarns used: Cascade Heather in Jet and Japanese Maple.  Brunswick Germantown Knitted Worsted in Ecru.  I used less than a fourth skein (I need a yarn scale!!) of each color.

 

Addiction

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I am addicted to knitting these coasters!  Click here for the pattern.

I’m trying to use up most of my Sugar and Cream cotton yarn.  But I needed more of some colors.

These coasters coördinate with the colors in the chairs I reupholstered last year and since I LOVE those colors together, I had to add to my yarn stash.  Right?

I already had the Hot Green, Soft Ecru and Sage so I just bought Beach Glass, Robin’s Egg Blue and Bright Navy.  The red just jumped into my basket at the last minute.  Oops! 

Beach Glass (cool blue) and Robin’s Egg Blue (warm blue) were too close together in color to use as a contrast in one coaster so they will be kept separate.

One coaster takes about two hours to knit.  I have made some larger sizes but the five-inch coaster is so quick…plus I don’t have to count as much as a larger one.

Are 14 coasters enough?  I still have more yarn and an addiction!

 

 

Align mitts

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Focusing on something other than itching, burning, and general discomfort is great pain therapy!

The Align Mitts are finished and on their way.

This was a fun pattern and used less than a ball of Knit Picks Stroll fingering weight yarn.  This Duchess Heather is a rich, royal heathery purple.  I probably used a bit more than half.  (I so need a scale!)

The finished mitts look rather nondescript until on the hand.  The ribbing adds a nice vertical detail. 

Since both mitts are the same (no difference between the left and right ones), it’s quite easy to get into the rhythm and finish them quickly.