Mittens

Almost done just have to work in the loose ends.  These were fun to knit.

Mittens for Francis age 5

Mittens pattern

Cast on 40 sts 

K2, P2 cuff 12 rows

Knit row

P2 rows

Knit row

10 row pattern

Knit row

P 2 rows

Knit row

Increase 4  stitches knit 10 M1 (44sts)

Thumb gusset place 2 markers increase after and before  the markers every third row till you have 14 sts between markers

See photo below

Put these stitches on a holder or string to finish thumb later

Continue the mitten to length you need and decrease use heart of the blossom decrease and finish pulling stitches together.

Perfect cabled tam

Needles 16" circular #9 ndls and #7 Double points 

Bulky wool and alpaca yarn, natural color

Cast on 44 sts

K2, P2 around 4 rows

Increase

K2 , increase two sts between so pattern becomes k2 p4

Decrease p2 tog.    Till you have k2, P1, cable k4, P1,  decrease k2 tog . Till you have k3 , P1, then decrease quickly to K3 tog. Finish with K1, P1 two rows then pull tog

Mercer County Spinners and Weavers Meeting Dec.12, 2013

The Mercer County Spinners and Weavers meeting is this Thursday, below is the email from Bonnie Massing about our meeting.  I hope we have a break in the weather for the meeting. The forcast looks ok. It will be cold but with a high of only 17 so dress warm, it takes a while for our little building to warm up.  The warm soup will also help.   I am looking forward to seeing everyone.   nancy

Hi All,  To remind you that this Thursday, December 12 is our annual soup (crock pot)and dessert tureen luncheon at Munnell Run Farm.  Everyone doesn’t have to bring both.  It’s worked out fine to leave it to chance in the past.

Remember your bowl and spoon and cup for the beverage of your choice and whatever project you’re working on at the present – socks, spinning, other knitting.....

 

See you there.  Bonnie

Mittens

I try to take notes and photos as I knit mittens so I can make a matching pair. I do not work from a pattern, so the notes are critical to making the second mitt. 

How long does it take?  I honestly do not know. My best guess might be at least 10 hours to knit a pair of mittens. I rarely knit them straight thru, rather allowing them to develope over a few days and sometimes weeks knitting in short periods of time.

 I sell them for $30.00 if I can find a buyer. The yarn cost in a shop, $10-20.00 depending on sources. The Alpaca wool blend I am using in project is expensive to buy.  I am using left overs so materials cost is not a factor in my priceing. However, knitting mittens cannot be about earning a living wage, it is about love, love for the person you intend them for or love for the creative process. 

It cannot be about selling Mittens for $$. People often ask how long it takes to make these mittens. I often say I do not know or care to think about my time. They find this disturbing. The idea of knitting for pleasure and creative fulfillment is so foreign to most people.  They scoff at my $30.00 price, do they think it too expensive? Do they think I am a fool to sell them so cheap?

Do they not respect my efforts because I do not charge more for my time? I will never understand them and they cannot understand me unless they knit a pair of mittens.

Dragon Fly Studio Slippery Rock, PA

My new collection of Hats are on display Dec.1. From 1 - 4. That's today

Annual holiday show includes work by 

Nancy Kneupper

Diane Bowser

Barbara Wukich

Toni and Jay Mann

Trish Grabteski

Nancy Griffin