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February 9, 2016 · 9:42 AM

Convertible Mittens

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These mittens wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the movie, Your Sister’s Sister. We watched it with my parents over Thanksgiving weekend. One of the main characters wore a pair of cute, red convertible mittens throughout the movie. As a knitter, I noticed and admired the well-fitting mittens.

The next morning at breakfast, my Mom asked if anyone had noticed the red mittens. It turns out she wanted a pair. After some online searching, we concluded she would not find what she wanted ready-to-wear, so I offered to make her a pair of mittens for Christmas.

I selected the pattern Red is Best, by Jane Richmond. I liked this pattern because it had a clean design and came in multiple sizes, one of which looked like the perfect size for my Mom.

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My Mom loves her new mittens! I haven’t seen them on her, but she reports that they fit her perfectly.

This was a great pattern! Very well written and fun to knit. I highly recommend it! I have plans to make a pair for myself.

Details:

Pattern: Red is Best, by Jane Richmond.

Yarn: HiKoo Simpliworsted. I used color Seattle Sky.

Additional project notes: Ravelry Project Notes.

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September 21, 2015 · 5:16 PM

Closure

It’s been a long time since I shared any knitting projects with you. I have several finished items that I’ve been meaning to show you for months. I need closure!

Since there are quite a few projects, I will just give a quick comment and a photo for each one. I will link to my Ravelry projects if you would like additional information about the yarn I used or how to get the pattern. Often I will have additional photos and details there as well.

Oh, and before you get all impressed about the number of projects I have completed, this represents about a year’s worth of knitting. Some people knit this much in a month or two. Still, I am pleased with my output.

Yellow Hat

My daughter does not generally like wearing hats, but she does love the color yellow, so I thought, “Why not a yellow hat?”. She will wear this hat when it’s cold out (success!), but it tends to fall down into her eyes a bit. That means it has growing room!

Ravelry Project: Yellow Hat

Namesake Cowl

This was a fun mystery knit-a-long hosted by Michelle Hunter (Knit Purl Hunter). I like the way the cowl drapes and I wore it quite a bit this past winter. I had hoped to get a picture of me wearing it, but it hasn’t happened yet, so here you go:

Ravelry Project: Namesake Cowl

Fingerless Mitts

I had a small amount of yarn leftover from my Corkscrew Hat, so I made some matching fingerless mitts. I had to modify the pattern a bit so I wouldn’t run out of yarn. I am happy with the finished product, and like wearing these when it’s chilly, but not cold.

Ravelry Project: Roku Mitts

Endgame Scarf

Yet another mystery knit-a-long project put on by Knit Purl Hunter. I do love her KALs! This one went to my sister for her birthday! I had fun making the cables, and I loved working with the yarn. I might need to make one of these for myself.

Ravelry Project: Endgame Scarf

Kaika Socks

My very first pair of socks! And another Knit Purl Hunter KAL. I just finished these a week or so ago so I haven’t had a chance to wear them yet, but I am very pleased with the fit for a first pair of socks.

Ravelry Project: Kaika Socks

There you go! I have a few projects in the works that I hope to share with you soon. One of them is probably another Knit Purl Hunter KAL (I just can’t resist them! And doing a KAL helps me actually finish projects. And the mystery part is so fun!)

Have a great week!

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May 13, 2014 · 5:48 PM

FO: Lady Mary’s Comfort Wrap

As promised, here is my recently-finished knitting project. I finished it a couple of weeks ago, but finally got photos taken this weekend.

This was another Downton Abbey-themed mystery knit-a-long like the one I did last year. Initially I thought I would sit this one out, but then I got caught up in the excitement. It didn’t help that I found a yarn I fell in love with!

The pattern is called a shawl by the designer, but it is shaped more like a wrap. Luckily I chose my yarn hoping I could wear this as an evening wrap, so the end result is perfect for the use I had in mind!

It took me extra long to knit this pattern because after I knit almost three quarters of it, I decided to rip it all out and start over. The finished dimensions were turning out to be VERY long, and I felt that a shorter wrap would be better for me. It would have hung down to almost my knees. I am so glad I did this because I am very happy with the finished length.

I love the lacy details in this wrap. I have discovered that I enjoy lace knitting quite a bit, though I have only tried simple lace patterns so far. I will certainly be doing more lace knitting!

The color of this yarn has proven to be very difficult to photograph accurately. This picture comes the closest:

Details:

Pattern: Lady Mary’s Comfort Wrap by Kristen Ashbaugh-Helmreich. It is available as a free download from Jimmy Beans Wool.

Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Silky Merino. I chose the “Cloudy Sky” colorway and used 510 yards.

Additional photos of my shawl and details about changes I made can be found in my Ravelry project.

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March 7, 2013 · 9:30 PM

FO: Downton Abbey Mystery Gauntlets

FYI: The “FO” in the title stands for “finished object”…

I finally finished my Downton Abbey Mystery Knit-a-long project last week, officially known as “Lady Violet’s Gauntlets”. This is the most complex project I have made to date and I am very happy with how they turned out!

Blocking the gauntlets

There are eyelets along the outside edge of each glove. The cords in the photo above are now laced through the eyelets, and the fit of the gloves can be customized a bit. Here is one “fully extended”:

“Un-ruched” glove

And here is the same glove ruched a bit:

Ruched glove

You can see how the lacing works a little better in this photo:

I have worn the gloves out a few times and I really like them being fingerless when I am driving. It is so much easier to get my daughter buckled in, get the music playing, steer, etc. with my fingers available. They are also nice for keeping my hands and wrists warm in the evening while I’m watching TV.

I really, really enjoyed this project. The pace was perfect and I was able to keep up with the group each week. The discussion on Ravelry was friendly and helpful. I learned a ton, both from working the project and from the other participants.

Here is a list of all the things I did for the first time while knitting these gloves:

Crochet provisional cast-on
Magic Loop – I love it!
Lace
I-cords
Thumb gusset
Using multi-colored yarn – it was fun seeing how the colors changed and worked together
Elastic bind-off

This project was a real confidence booster. Now I feel like I can knit anything! Well, maybe now the “intermediate” patterns…