FingerlessMittens for my Grandma

Here is my 93 year old Grandma enjoying her first pair of fingerless mittens. My Aunt saw a picture of another pair I had made and e mailed me to make a pair for Grandma. Her hands are always cold and she loves to do crossword puzzles. Now her hands will be toasty in these mittens in her favorite color. I used the Fetching pattern and Simply Soft yarn so she can wash them when they get dirty.

last one on the bandwagon

Project Details
Pattern: Fetching
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran, 1 skein
Needles: Clover US4 bamboo DPNs

Marvelously fun to knit! I'll be making many more of these. This pair is destined for the cold hands of a fellow graduate student. Hopefully they'll bring a little cheer to the chilly library.

-Jodi

Merry Christmas

I made these for my friend Rita...I can't show them on my blog in case she sees them there. My first pair of fetching and what an easy and delightful pattern! I added an extra row of cables around the fingers and cast off using a 2 stitch eye cord and decreased the purl stitch on the edge to make it a firmer fit. It works they look neat. I do like my mitts to come down to my knuckles!

Oh and I received the most amazing package from my mitt swap partner Jodi today...I mean REALLY amazing...I am just about to blog about it in amongst some other photos. What a lucky me!!

Finished mitts!

Hello all, you have been making some amazing mitts! I'm so excited to be here! Mitts make my life bearable. My hands area almost always cold, so I can never have too many pairs of mitts.

Here are a few I've been cranking out this fall...



First up, we have Rannoch, designed by Corinne of Knit 1, Purl 2, Stab. Loved this pattern. I made 2 fewer repeats and ditched the thumb, but that was due to my lack of skill and time (this was a gift for an admin). I made mine with WoolEase in Cranberry on 12" circular addi turbo size 8. These are definitely on my short list for me to make for myself in the new year.



Next, we have Fetching, from knitty. I skipped the picot bind-off and the thumb. Lovely knit as well. If I make these again, I think I'll make them longer and maybe with fewer stitches so they cling more to my arm. These were also a gift, and well received.

Thanks for hosting this KAL! I've really enjoyed adding all these mitt patterns to my queue :) Happy Holidays!

Just plain tired of Fetching.

I finished my girlfriends, purple fetching on sunday. I of course could not go with out something on the needles so until my brother gets his measurements to me for his christmas presents... I cast on Irish Hiking Wrist Warmers. I hate seaming so I started them in the round, and being a total dumb @ss I ended up knitting them inside out but that was after I cast on three times. So I tried to turn them and decided that kniting inside out is better than backwards. I will bind off my first one tonight, and add the thumb tomorrow?

Turquoise Fetching

Hi folks -- here's a pair of Fetching. These are intended for a dear friend who lives just about as far away as possible. Though it is quite hot in her part of the world, I think these will be absolutely perfect for keeping her hands warm as she zips around town on her motorbike. I hope to have a pair of Dashing to share later on this week. More here!

Fetching again.

I have not quite bored of this pattern yet but I did find something to use up the left over yarn to make a matching headband, so that is why it took me so long to post this set. This set is for my sister in law, last year her husband knit her a great scarf that I think these will match. Next fingerless is going to be dashing in black for my husband but he wants the first two sets of knuckles to be covered so off I go to research how to do that....

Pair number 2

My friend is going to Chicago this month so her christmas present was knit next, so she could take them with.

These are Fetching knit with Patons Classic Wool Merino in Navy. They took me about a week, because my knitting time is sucked up with work and school. I did a plain bind off.