Mittens!

My good friend Becky is still learning the art of crochet and is super busy, so when she couldn't get her christmas mittens done she asked me to whip her up a pair. I used the same pattern for these mittens as I made for Holly's (you can find the pattern here)

This pattern is fun and fast to make....so why not give it a try!

Fingerless Gloves

My Girlfriend In Law, Cindy, requested elbow length fingerless gloves for her Christmas gift this past year and after looking over a few patterns she picked these ones. They were super fun to make, took no yarn at all and are totally customizable. I would make them again (yes, I'm talking to you, Cindy) and suggest making them for yourself...the pattern can be found here

And now for the pictures! (Thanks Cindy for taking great photos for me...or should I be thanking Nick?)







On a side note, my lovely partner has spend literally the whole day making beeswax candles (he is a bit of a perfectionist). It has been quite some time since we've made candles and our whole house smells oh so sweet. I will post some pictures but if you interested in buy some candles from us for a very reasonable price, please let me know.

Thanks for stopping in,
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Because I needed to share....

Just found the photo's I took on my phone of the hat, mits, and scarf set I made for Holly for her birthday.

I asked Holly what I should make her for her birthday, what she needed. I hate making things for people that they will never use (yes, I know I am writing this in the post right after my post about doilies, the most useless things I've ever made) but I like people to get something from me that they will really use!

She told me she needed mittens, so what do I do, I make her a scarf. I used the pattern for the Love Scarf, and it turned out lovely, if not a little too short. Then I thought, this pattern would make a great hat. And within a couple of hours, there was a set. But I still needed to make mittens and I wanted them to match...my mom told me that matching is really in this season not that I ever match.

I couldn't decide how to do the mittens. I was thinking I would make fingerless gloves and work the pattern back and forth until it would fit around her wrist but Holly didn't want fingerless loves. Then I found this really great pattern for gloves that I wanted to test for Becky and decide to make a brown pair Holly.

When I had worked the main part of the mittens and added the thumb, the wrist just came to me. I was able to use the same pattern as the scarf around the wrists, everything coming together.

It is hard to make something for some one when they are far away but I am told that they are well loved! As is Holly!

Picture!