Another flurry of mittens - yet I can't wear them for driving!
Green ones from freebie at London Yarn Crawl. Double cuff, embrpidered afterwards
Because I thought with this style and extra needed for cuff I might run out of yarn, mused about knitting from tip down. Ridiculously easy, and so easy to mark the thumbline - shall certainly so some this way again! The cables at the wrist naturally draw it in.
Red ones using the "alpaca" from Stylecraft (20% alpaca, 80% acrylic - how are they allowed to call is just Alpaca?).
Used leftovers from Erika's cardi to make her puppet mitts from French pattern which just happened to be almost the same colours.
I have now just abut run out of inspiration, so going back to museum handwarmers for a bit. Happy to report I have raised over £1000 for the museum this year, with handwarmer sales, teaching on CSM, the Event in March and French pattern translation for Teresa. CD Museum had craft exhibition over two weekends. I reduced gloves etc to £5 and sold four pieces. After entry fee and commission, made a mere £6 - not much money for a lot of effort, and I really thought some kinchaku bags would go. Hey ho, six of them have now been used to "wrap" Christmas presents.
Because I thought with this style and extra needed for cuff I might run out of yarn, mused about knitting from tip down. Ridiculously easy, and so easy to mark the thumbline - shall certainly so some this way again! The cables at the wrist naturally draw it in.
Red ones using the "alpaca" from Stylecraft (20% alpaca, 80% acrylic - how are they allowed to call is just Alpaca?).
Used leftovers from Erika's cardi to make her puppet mitts from French pattern which just happened to be almost the same colours.
I have now just abut run out of inspiration, so going back to museum handwarmers for a bit. Happy to report I have raised over £1000 for the museum this year, with handwarmer sales, teaching on CSM, the Event in March and French pattern translation for Teresa. CD Museum had craft exhibition over two weekends. I reduced gloves etc to £5 and sold four pieces. After entry fee and commission, made a mere £6 - not much money for a lot of effort, and I really thought some kinchaku bags would go. Hey ho, six of them have now been used to "wrap" Christmas presents.
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