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A cabled mittlet

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My LYS (local yarn shop) had a great sale at the beginning of the month to celebrate Labor Day in the US.  I still had some of the gift certificate Mr. Aitch gave me for Christmas last year so I took advantage of the sale.

Enter one finished project: 

 

The pattern is Shirl’s Mittlets done in a tonal worsted weight Araucania Natural Wool in color# 67 Powder Blue.  The yarn was marked down by 60% and it was so soft and pretty and an obvious choice for these mittlets.

 

I gifted them to my friend, Pat, who just happened to be the 1,000th commenter on my blog.

 The pattern is written for different weights of yarn from Aran to worsted, DK all the way to fingering weight.  The varying needle sizes make it very versatile.

My modifications were to lengthen the thumb by knitting four more rows on the thumb section and four rows in k1, p1 ribbing.

This pattern uses a small amount of yarn.  I think I can get at least two more pairs of these from the same hank of yarn.

The cable is a great intro for anyone afraid to try it.  Shirl’s instructions are very clear and the pattern is very well written.  I think I’ll be making a lot more of these in the future.

I’m finished

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I finished the Sheep Carousel by Kate Davies earlier in the week but just got around to uploading my photos tonight.

Love the well written pattern.  I want to include Kate’s vikkel braid in my next project.  The only thing I wanted to know was what teapot Kate is using.

Love the Jamieson and Smith yarn.  It is sticky enough in colorwork for longer floats between colors.

Love my fully clothed teapot.

With the crocheted reinforcements in place.  My crochet skills are sorely lacking and I had to redo that part three times before I got it right.

Here I go!

Cutting the steek.  There is a reason why steek rhymes with eek!  But I’m not afraid of steeks any more.

The cut steek.

I was so proud of myself that I forgot to take any photos of the inside before I tacked the steek facings to the inside.

Here it is.

 

Would I knit another one?  You bet!  I have enough yarn left over for a second one in the reverse colors.

Tablet cover take 2

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Remember when I made the first tablet cover for Mr. Aitch’s e-tablet?  It was too wide and too short.

I finally finished it this afternoon.  It seemed like this took F.O.R.E.V.E.R. since I already made one.  It took awhile to get motivated to start it all over again.

The pre-felting size was 11 inches wide by 23 inches tall.  I had already sewn one side when I remembered to take that picture so just imagine that it’s really 23 inches tall.  The all important pocket was 11 inches by 10 1/2 inches once it was all sewn together.  I added a solid blue edge and checkerboard row to the top of the pocket area as well as knitted it longer.  The back is solid navy blue and I didn’t take a picture of it since it was boring.

I soaked it for about an hour in a vinegar and water solution before felting so set the blue dye so it wouldn’t run into the gold.  I didn’t add enough vinegar this time since it did run a little.

Post-felting measurements were 10 inches wide  by 8 inches high for the pocket.  That was the most important measurement.

The lining was hand sewn using some microfiber suede cloth I got on sale at Joann Fabrics. 

Perfect fit.

Blood, sweat and tears went into this.  Blood: when I stuck my finger with the needle while sewing the lining.  Tears: when the first cover didn’t fit.  Sweat: while felting this and wondering if it would fit.

Mr. Aitch is happy.

Office mitts

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The fingerless mitts I made for the office staff are finished and gifted.  The pattern was developed from a combination of a few glove, mitten, and fingerless mitt patterns I found so it’s more or less original.

The tan and olive green striped ones turned out better than I imagined.  I like how the stripes go from dark to light with the navy first then the dark heather green and finally to the olive.  Subtle but noticeable.

I think they all coordinate well with the hats I gifted last year.

Office hats