Purple Haze Mittens

 I needed something to keep my hands busy in the evenings and MRR has needed and kept 2 pairs of my mitts

So some slightly dressy but not fancy ones were needed

A fine yarn seemed like a good idea so sock yarn would be a good choice and I wanted a fairly dense fabric

All of which led me to this pattern

I love the colours in this yarn and they will go nicely with all my winter coats

Pattern: Momorsvantar by Kerstin Lindh
Yarn: Patons Kroy Socks
Colour: 55708 Purple Haze

Ozzy Blue Sea Spray Mittens

 I love this pattern.  It was very easy to follow

Now I have a matching hat and mitten set

As I did not have a complete ball of blue yarn left after knitting a long cuff on the hat, I had to use some of the 3 ply white wool which I had designated for a lacy scarf.

The yarns are very soft and warm.  

The lacy design means that these will be worn on car trips or inside thicker mittens

I made the mitten cuff longer so that it will tuck inside a jacket

I had to add several stitches to the thumb after pick up so that it would go around my fat thumb

When everything is done, I'll have a scarf to go with the hat and mittens too

Note:  Colour in this picture is right.  The hat picture is too pale

Pattern: 0-1369 Sea Spray Mittens by Drops Design
Size: 64 sts
Yarn: Shepherd Baby Wool Merino 4 ply
Colour: Pale Blue Variegated
Yarn: Shepherd Baby Wool Merino 3 ply

Colour: White

2018 Charity Knits

Next week is delivery day for Charity donations through the Quilt Guild

I have made a variety of sizes of mitts and hats.   All were made from my stash so some are striped and they are in various weights of yarn

I feel better about sending these to the guild as I know that they will be distributed immediately rather than sitting in a box hoping for someone to pull them out for sale before they are old and out of style

I have 6 pairs of hand knit socks which I have never worn.   I decided that as I am unlikely to ever wear them, they can go into the bag as well.

Charity Mitts

Not doing so much knitting as I am getting shoulder pains

However need some mitts to go with the hats for Quilt Guild