Tag Archives: Mittens

My happy mess!

I’m still knitting away. I have a few things going. I can’t really concentrate as well as I should.

I’m down to the end of the 5th skein and onto the 6th and last, with my lap blanket.

I really do like working with such vibrant colors. And putting in the cable rows give the affect of a plaid, at a distance, The border is a Forrest Evergreen by LionBrand. The body of the blanket is my fav..RED HEART!!

This is the stash I need to sort. (that will never happen). Also I thought I’d try to use up some yarn. Just for some small things. I’m doing mittens, and I think I’ll make some Jazzy Chemo Caps.

These are the start of 4-needle mittens. I think I’ll make mitts though. Who knows!

I’m not going to sign off without sharing pictures of my Ollie. He’s my pal, I do what he wants. And we get along JUST FINE!!

Yesterday the sun glared through the windows. It was nice, we’ve had a lot of overcast lately.

This is OLLIE!!!!

I hope you all have a fun Friday and a great Weekend.

Mary Ellen

Mitten Frenzy

 
 
Last summer I made the Bella Mittens from
the movie Twilight. 
 
I gave some as Christmas gifts to the college gals. What
I didn’t realize is that they’d be such a huge HIT.
Not with the younger set but with the 30 something
gang.  I was really pleased with how much they loved
them.
One asked for the exact same pink, and another asked
for whatever I wanted to work with.  I have to say I was
quite flattered. Never before  had something been so
well received…that I made!
 
So off I went to the Sheep Street Yarn Shop in
Canton
 
and had some fun picking out various yarns.
 
 
The Karabella Yarn was the best choice and what I
used the first time.
 
 
I found this blue. It’s even prettier in person.
 
 
Here are some results.
 
 
This was with Red Heart. I’m still
working on them.
 
 
It’s actually cranberry. Not as bright red as in the
picture.
 
 
 
I have to still make the left hand, I LOVE making
these. They work up quickly and the yarn is a
delight.

Winter Time

  
  
Hi everyone.  We’ve had a frigid winter and snowy forecasts.
However it’s been a relatively easy one as winters do go. No
major storms.  Only the inconvenient 4-6 inch snows. If I was
a youngster looking for a snow day, I’d be disappointed!
 
 
  
I’m still a  mitten person.  I’ve been making them
since I was very young. Often without good results.
I made a pair of red mittens, for my husband. They were
HUGE.   I knew I was using up a lot of yarn but I kept going.
Well they were far too big for anyone to wear and they
ended up stuffed in a drawer. Then one day they
somehow ended up in the wash.  Being all wool, they
not only shrunk they felted a bit. And now have to be the
warmest and softest mittens ever. I’m wearing them for
everything.
If you see someone wearing fire engine red mittens IT’S ME!
 
  

June Mittens

 
 
I want to extend my deep appreciation to Subliminal Rabbit (http://subliminalrabbit.blogspot.com/2008/12/bellas-mittens-updated-pattern.html)
for designing and developing the pattern for Bella’s Mittens, from the
movie Twilight.   Marielle Henault is very talented.
 
The pattern calls for Cascade 109, Peruvian Highland Wool
 in pewter.  Well the  young miss I made these, for wanted pink.
 It’s a lovely yarn, Merino Superwash by
Karabella. (ha it has the Bella name in it)
 
It is a very easy knit. A fun horseshoe cable
 keeps away the boredom
 
It’s nice and snug.
 
 
 
They look rather pathetic on their own
 
 
 
And measure 15 inches.  Well mine do the ones
 made with  the Cascade  I’m sure are longer.
 
 
 
 
 
I put this one on and took a pix with my left hand.
The pattern is much prettier
worn than off.
 
 
 
 
I recommend making them. It’s the standard knit in the round.
 It works up very fast, with size 8 needles.
 You’ll need a row counter because the pattern is written
row by row.
 
Have a FUN DAY.

Baby Boy Blue

I don’t know why the mittens are so big and the
hat is so small. But Matthew is only three weeks
and he can’t wear them anyway.
 
 
 
 
 
 
It was a fun afternoon project, and who can resist baby boy blue!!!

LITTLE BOY BLUE

by: Eugene Field (1850-1895)

  •  
      HE little toy dog is covered with dust,
      But sturdy and stanch he stands;
      And the little toy soldier is red with rust,
      And his musket moulds in his hands.
      Time was when the little toy dog was new,
      And the soldier was passing fair;
      And that was the time when our Little Boy Blue
      Kissed them and put them there.
      “Now, don’t you go till I come,” he said,
      “And don’t you make any noise!”
      So, toddling off to his trundle-bed,
      He dreamt of the pretty toys;
      And, as he was dreaming, an angel song
      Awakened our Little Boy Blue–
      Oh! the years are many, the years are long,
      But the little toy friends are true!
      Ay, faithful to Little Boy Blue they stand,
      Each in the same old place,
      Awaiting the touch of a little hand,
      The smile of a little face;
      And they wonder, as waiting the long years through
      In the dust of that little chair,
      What has become of our Little Boy Blue,
      Since he kissed them and put them there.

 

Little things

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I’m finally using up some of the lovely yarn
I purchased during the fall.  I did make some
children hats from the Misti Alpaca Baby,
yarn named Could Blue.
 
With the leftovers I worked on a pair of mittens.
This yarn is very soft and flexible.  I found that working with size
3 (three) dpns was the best bet. Instead of casting on the
normal 44, I worked with 40 for the rib. 
It’s pretty good, they’re snug not tight, and ohhh so soft.
 
 
In between the mittens I worked on Jan’s
Scarf.  This is it a week ago. I killed the
batteries in my camera so this is it till
I get to the store.
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With the Rowan Cocoon I was able to squeeze out another
chemo cap. I was able to send this,with the cowl,
off to my friend.
 
 
 The colors look way off, but they do match, it must have been
the flash.

Resolutions

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Like everywhere else it’s been quite cold here. This was
the temperature New Years Day.
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Normally I take the tree down on New Years’ Day, however
I just put the thing up a little over a week ago. And I was
just too tired to bother. Plus it’s still giving off nice pine
scents.  And I wanted to play!
I had this tangled mess going.
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It’s a hat I’m doing for my niece. I already did her mittens
the other day.
 
I finished the hat a few hours ago and made a pom pom,
that’s just stuck there for the picture. I’ll make another
tomorrow.
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I like this yarn for hats and mittens. It’s not glamorous
like the lovely Alpaca yarns. A lot of my family have wool
allergies. This is Lionbrand’s Caron Simply Soft.
 
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It really is soft, and my niece is a Pink Freak. Which I don’t
mind because I like working with pretty colors.
 
Because I have so much of this soft yarn.
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And I haven’t
made any resolutions. I think I’m going to commit to doing
chemo caps, the rest of this month.
I BETTER GO CAST ON!!
 
Wish me LUCK!!