mittens

  • Art Deco Mitten Progress

    I am still busily knitting away at the Art Deco mittens that were designed for our contest winner, Beth. The first mitten is done except for the thumb. Here is the front. and the back You can see th...
    Mar 25, 2013 5 Comments

  • On the Needles: Art Deco Mittens

    I spent some time this weekend on the Art Deco Mittens for our custom mitten winner Beth. The cuff is done and I’ve moved on to the hand. It’s been a little tricky getting the hang of wor...
    Feb 19, 2013 3 Comments

  • Dachshund, Beagle, Yorkie, Lab and Pug Mittens

    You may remember the Corgi Mittens I made earlier this year for my friend Elle. Quite a few people asked me if I could do a chart for other breeds of dogs, so yesterday I decided to play around with ...
    Feb 15, 2013 12 Comments

  • Project: Conversation Heart Handwarmers

    The one thing I always regretted about my Sweetheart Mittens was that the hearts were too small to embroider words on like the candies. So, I decided to whip up a pair of handwarmers with bigger heart...
    Feb 08, 2013 6 Comments

  • Custom Mitten Designing: Art Deco Mittens

    Earlier this month, we gave away a pair of custom designed and knit mittens. Since then, I have been working with the winner, Beth, to design her mittens. I thought you all might enjoy seeing how the ...
    Jan 28, 2013 1 Comment

  • Project: Dar’s Mad Cat Handwarmers

    My friend Daria recently celebrated a birthday and asked me to make her some new handwarmers with a “crazy cat” on them as a gift. I think my cat came out a little more mad than crazy, but...
    Jan 24, 2013 14 Comments

  • Custom Mitten Winner

    The random number generator has spoken and Babette who had comment #9 has won. Babette said, “What to choose!?! Either red mittens with a stylized cat (either my silver Maine Coon Jack or our C...
    Jan 18, 2013 2 Comments

  • Win a Pair of Custom Designed Mittens

    **This contest is now closed to entries** January is National Knit Mitten Month. Since I love to knit mittens, I wanted to do something to honor that, something beyond just designing more pairs of mit...
    Jan 10, 2013 47 Comments

  • Project: Elle’s Corgi Mittens

    It’s National Knit Mitten Month, so let’s celebrate with a new mitten pattern… After I made my flying pig mittens, my friend Elle of Elle’s New England Kitchen and I were discu...
    Jan 09, 2013 11 Comments

  • Crafting Your Heart Out

    Christmas is over, the New Year’s confetti has been thrown and now the stores are all full of red and pink hearts. Well, if you can’t beat ’em you might as well join ’em. Here&...
    Jan 04, 2013 1 Comment