At the beginning of this year I set a goal for myself to design and knit a pair of mittens each month. I’m pretty proud that I managed to pull it off (heck, I even did an extra pair of kid’...
Dec 23, 2014
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This is it guys, the end of my year of mittens. I’ve designed and knit a pair for every month of this year. Well actually, in December I’m giving you a bit of a Christmas bonus as I’...
Dec 10, 2014
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This month’s mittens are inspired by one of my favorite designers, Orla Kiely. I have items with her designs all over my house from my computer bag to the guest room towels. I wanted to make a p...
Nov 11, 2014
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Ok, I admit it, I’m addicted to the tv show Supernatural. It’s my guilty pleasure (ok, maybe I don’t feel too guilty about it). So, when I started thinking about an inspiration for m...
Oct 14, 2014
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Our mittens for September are inspired by the colors of the fall leaves, greens, golds, reds, and even purples.
I used self-striping yarn in fall colors to make the colors of the leaves blend from ...
Sep 17, 2014
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It’s National Dog Day. What a good day to start a pair of dog themed mittens!
Elle’s Corgi Mittens spotlight your favorite breed, plus we have charts for Dachshund, Beagle, Yorkie, Lab an...
Aug 26, 2014
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Well, I didn’t take a ribbon in at the State Fair this year. I was a little disappointed as I thought I had a good chance this year. As a reminder, here are the mittens I entered.
(Get the free...
Aug 25, 2014
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This is a fun little pair of mittens inspired by August’s dog days of summer.
The back of the mittens features different dogs along with hydrants, bones and paw prints while the palm is covered...
Aug 19, 2014
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It’s creeping up on State Fair time here in Minnesota. Once again I will be entering a pair of mittens in the colorwork mitten category. The difference is this year I am not knitting like crazy ...
Jul 28, 2014
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As some of you might know, I’ve been designing and knitting a pair of mittens each month this year. To date, they have all been mittens stranded or intarsia colorwork. This month I decided to gi...
Jul 22, 2014
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