Happy Monday! Here is your Advent Calendar Mitten 8 .
I went a little back and forth on the colors with this one, especially on the stripes on the top of the hand. I was originally going to do red, b...
Aug 03, 2015
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We are on #6, you guys! That is one-fourth the way through!
This mitten features a little angel in a starry sky. I adapted the angel from one used in the Christmas knitting book, 55 Christmas Balls t...
Jul 20, 2015
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Well, here they are my State Fair mittens for 2015.
This was my first time knitting mittens with lace weight yarn and I’m pretty happy with the results. It’s funny, fingering yarn feels s...
Jul 15, 2015
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Ok, I couldn’t stand watching everyone use so many different colors in their mittens, so I added one more to mine. Just a darker grey I had on hand, Knit Picks Palette in Ash. Don’t worry ...
Jul 13, 2015
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This week our Iron Craft project had to include text in it somehow. I had an idea, but it involved buying a couple foreign language dictionaries, so it didn’t come together. Then I started think...
Jul 07, 2015
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How is everyone keeping up? Are you ready for mitten #4?
Download the Advent Calendar Mitten 4 Chart.
I get a little giddy when I see them all together.
This week I want to talk a little bit about t...
Jul 06, 2015
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Everybody ready for mitten #3?!
Download the Advent Calendar Mitten 3 Chart.
Do not be scared by this week’s mitten, it looks trickier than it is. You are still only knitting two colors per r...
Jun 29, 2015
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I’m thrilled so many people have decided to knit along on this project. It’s fun to see everyone’s color choices and the finished mittens starting to roll in the Ravelry group. I wan...
Jun 22, 2015
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I’m so excited that people are interested in knitting along on my Mitten Garland Advent Calendar! Even Susi is going to give it a go as she spends the summer jetting off to Minnesota, Chicago an...
Jun 18, 2015
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Just a little update on how the State Fair Mittens are coming along. One mitten is done! Well, I still have to weave in ends, of course.
I really wanted to pattern match the thumb to the body of the ...
Jun 16, 2015
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