The perfect stuff to work on over a busy weekend. Accessories!
These mitts have been percolating in the background for a long time. I wanted an excuse to use leftover sock bits - and when I saw the Koigu next to the DK in my stash, I had to combine the two. The project was quick and easy and very stashbusty. I did the border before the guests arrived, as that piece takes a bit of attention, and managed the mitten hands on autopilot while a thousand other things were going on last week!
I am planning on writing these up and posting the pattern when NaKnitMitMo begins in January, so if you like them and you have bits of sock yarn that match a stray skein of DK in your stash, stay tuned and the pattern will follow.
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The other project I managed to knit up between turkey and potatoes and games of Scrabble this weekend was Shoormal, from the Shetland Trader Book One. I've been dying to own one of these since Rhinebeck, and my book arrived just in time. Gudrun has put out an entire collection of gorgeous patterns, but this was the project custom made for an easy weekend of knitting!
I am planning on writing these up and posting the pattern when NaKnitMitMo begins in January, so if you like them and you have bits of sock yarn that match a stray skein of DK in your stash, stay tuned and the pattern will follow.
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The other project I managed to knit up between turkey and potatoes and games of Scrabble this weekend was Shoormal, from the Shetland Trader Book One. I've been dying to own one of these since Rhinebeck, and my book arrived just in time. Gudrun has put out an entire collection of gorgeous patterns, but this was the project custom made for an easy weekend of knitting!
A simple repeat, soft bulky yarn. and some immediate gratification. I finished in two days and have not stopped wearing it since! I have plans to knit more from this book, but have a few other things to tend to first. Am about to write up the mittens and one other sweater project this week, and must get ready for Hanukkah in TWO days!
Honey cookies, latkes, polishing the menorah, and a brisket. oy.
Honey cookies, latkes, polishing the menorah, and a brisket. oy.
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