So again I had planned on getting a post done sooner, who's idea was it to make most of the Christmas gifts this year? It always sounds like such a good idea, but in the midst of it, it feels kinda overwhelming! I do see light at the end of the tunnel now! Here's what I've been working on...
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| Mittens, lots of mittens! |
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With some trial and error (errors like mittens that would fit an infant instead of the 3 year old I was trying for, making 2 right hands instead of a left and right, lots of seam ripping, I have managed to make several pairs. The adult women gloves on the right of the photo are 110% of the pattern found
here The pink fit a 3 yo and are made at 77% of the pattern, the orange and gray child at the top left was at 90% and fits a 7 year old boy, and 85% fits about a 5 year old.
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| Another gift for someone at work (we drew names) |
The gloves were made with the above pattern at 110%. The scarf pattern can be found
here. It was quick and pretty easy to make. My yarn was larger than the pattern, I used a H hook, and ended up dropping a section to make it not be too wide. I started by chaining 31.
Those mittens look soooo warm and comfey!
ReplyDeleteWow, you are very gifted....wish my name was in the basket. LOL.
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Wow - what a great idea, recycled mittens. I've been thinking about knitting some mittens, but I haven't even finished the socks I started in October. Maybe I'll have better luck with sewing old sweaters. Thanks for the link!!
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