Yesterday was the first day of the Minnesota State Fair so the results are in for all the creative activities competitions. I entered two knitting projects this year and both of them get a ribbon!
My...
Aug 26, 2016
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I’ve done it, I have finally finished these friggin’ mittens for the Minnesota State Fair (with days to spare to submit them).
Don’t get me wrong, I love the pattern I came up with,...
Jul 28, 2016
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Only 152 more days until Christmas and only nine more mittens to knit (except of course for you over achievers knitting multiple sets)! Let’s get right to our Four Calling Birds mitten.
Downloa...
Jul 25, 2016
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This Iron Craft challenge took its inspiration from the 4th of July holiday and we were asked to use stars and/or stripes in our projects. It was a good time for me to start on a project that I have a...
Jul 05, 2016
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It has been so much fun watching all the different versions of mitten 1 come into the Ravelry group. Seeing how everyone plays with color, stitches and design is so inspiring. I hope you are all read...
Jun 27, 2016
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I have finished the hand for the first mitten! Imagine them after a good blocking please.
I needed to restart it once because the picot hem was too wide the first time, but a few stitches down sorted...
May 04, 2016
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If you have been following long at all, you know that I have been knitting a pair of mittens for the MN Knitters’ Guild Yarn Ends Challenge. The idea is to use up all those little scraps of left...
Apr 19, 2016
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It is time for me to get working on my submissions for this year’s MN State Fair competitions. I decided to knit up the Pride and Prejudice Mittens that I designed for an Iron Craft challenge la...
Apr 18, 2016
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Spring is in the air, but that doesn’t stop me from knitting more mittens! This pair is for a friend of mine who lives in Cornwall, England.
When we discussed design, she told me she really lik...
Mar 09, 2016
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I am doing the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild Yarn Ends Challenge. It’s a good incentive to get rid of all those little leftover balls of yarn we all hoard. I showed you my yarn ends two weeks ...
Mar 08, 2016
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