I finished the fingerless mitts for my grandson and the ear warmers for two of my granddaughters.
Mitts are a tweaked mitten pattern and the ear warmers are Hot Mess Headband. All are headed to Colorado.
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Ungifted knits 2016
Secret knits that haven’t been gifted yet include this beautiful. delicious, wonderful pair of mitts, a child-sized pair of mitts, a hat, and two ear warmers/headbands.
Don’t Skid, Honey mitts were so fun to knit. Malabrigo Rios in the yummy Playa color is so soft and easy to work with. The color is closer to the photos of the finished mitts…blues, greys, and some gold. I love it.
These mitts have not been gifted as I’m not sure where they are going. I broke one of the knitting rules: Knit something they want and will use. I obviously had these mitts in mind for a certain person when I purposely bought the yarn and started to knit. Mr. Aitch kept asking if the person requested these mitts and I kept making excuses about why I thought they would like them.
So when the mitts were finished and blocked, I asked a person close to the giftee whether or not the receiver would want and/or use them. The answer: “The mitts are beautiful but probably not.” I’m OK with that and realize I should have listened to Mr. Aitch.
I’ll just hang on to them for a while.
Henry’s Hat is finished! I had to reknit most of it but it turned out so nice.
The already gifted mittens coordinate.
The mitts and two Hot Mess ear warmers/headbands will soon be on their way. Only one ear warmers/headband is finished as that project took a backseat to the other knits.
The mitts are for my grandson using the same beginning as the felted mittens. Both yarns are machine washable. Lime green is Cleckheaton Country 8 ply yarn, 100% washable wool and the dark green is the same as the mittens, Lionbrand Wool-eze.
The ear warmers/headbands are the same Red Heart I used for the mitts. They have to be different so I’m not sure what I will do for the second one. Maybe two-toned?
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Gifted knits 2016 Part 1
Fingerless mitts were on the needles of knitted gifts for my granddaughters this year.
The twins wanted mitts just like the ones I knit for their mother. I used some stash yarn I purchased years ago for sweaters for them (that didn’t get made). The difference is the edging color so they can tell them apart. Easy care acrylic yarn that is machine washable and dryable.
Shirl’s Mitts. Using worsted weight yarn and dropped down to size US 5 needle so they would be smaller.
I understand that as soon as these were unwrapped on Christmas morning, the girls put them on and wore them all day!
My other granddaughter wanted fingerless mitts as well. I decided to use a more complicated pattern since I only had to make one pair.
Point Reyes Mitts from Classic Elite. The pattern called for a wool/bamboo yarn but once again, I shopped from my stash. The color was the important part along with easy care so I used Cleckheaton Country 8 ply yarn, 100% washable wool. I also went down one size needle to US 3 to make them smaller.
Fun pattern that is both written and charted.
They fit her perfectly.
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New LYS
I don’t know if you remember that the one and only local yarn store (LYS) closed last year. The nearest one after that was 75 miles away. I bought some great yarn at great prices but one can only knit from stash if one has the right yarn for the project.
I’m on a yarn diet but I did need to buy some yarn for a special project and though I tried to use some from my stash, the yarn wasn’t the right yarn for the project.
Now there’s NEW local yarn store! Frostburg Fiber Depot is 20 miles away but that’s better than 75 miles.
The husband of one of the co-owners raises alpacas and so it’s a win-win-win for her, him and yarn lovers.
I only found out about this new yarn store when I received a gift certificate from there earlier this year. While running some errands last week, I decided to check out the store and use my certificate for some yarn for the special project.
I found the special yarn and some Cascade 220 in yellow to knit myself something to go with my new winter coat which, by the way, is yellow!
That’s when I discovered they carry Malabrigo yarn! I have one hank of Malabrigo that a blog friend gifted me a few years ago when I commented on her blog about never having seen, touched, squished, or smelled said goodness. It’s beautiful but the wrong color. And now I can find more and it’s only 20 miles away!
I couldn’t wait for better light as I wanted to get knitting right away!
Special project… And more true to life colors.
It is such a treat to knit with this yarn. I’m in love. ❤
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