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I finally got around to replacing the mittens I knit in 2007 and had sadly lost [ in 2009 ]. These aren’t as fancy, but they’re a fast knit and are really warm. Let’s just say they get the job done. I want to make another pair of the Corazon mittens sometime, but haven’t really had that much time to devote to knitting. And I really wanted a pair while it was still cold. Those mitts took me several weeks to finish.

These mittens are made from the leftover yarn I had from Steph’s leg warmers and a bit of scrap yarn. I used the Nordic Mittens pattern from Ravelry. These took about 3 hours total to knit. I also modified the pattern to fit my tiny hands by reducing to 27 stitches cast on instead of 33.

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I recently became obsessed with knitting leg warmers. It started with knitting a pair for Stephanie for Christmas, and then I kept making more.

I used this pattern for Electra Leg Warmers that I found on Ravelry. I cast on 40 stitches for myself and Steph, and if I were to make them again, I might even go 36-38. I have small ankles.

These are great stash-busters — they take about 2/3 a skein of worsted weight yarn (and could take less depending on how tall you want to make them). You could easily modify them to add stripes of color if you truly want to stash bust. They knit up in about an hour a piece.

I don’t have a picture of hers, but here are 2 pairs that I knit for myself …

[ in grey ]

[ and blue ]

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It’s getting colder outside here in Iowa, but not cold enough to bust out the full-on winter gear.

It’s the season for wrist warmers and convertible gloves and mittens.

One of my favorite men’s patterns is Cigar Gloves from knitty.com. I made a pair for Mark and one for his dad 2 Christmases ago. I really liked how they turned out. The pattern on knitty.com shows them with green and brown, but I made mine with 2 tones of gray. These are pretty easy to make, even if you’ve not made anything but scarves and hats before. It’s a good beginning pattern to try.

Do you knit or crochet? What do you make?

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It’s October, so it’s high time to get started on winter knitting that way the projects are done and ready by the time it really gets cold. I love these Corazon Mittens from Knitty.

It’s not a pattern for beginners. But I picked this project up after only knitting scarves and hand warmers — easy projects.  And I mostly succeeded. The only thing that I didn’t succeed to do was to make these the right size.  Knitty’s smallest size is STILL TOO BIG for my hands.  I want to make another pair of these using a smaller pair of needles in hopes to get them to fit just right.

Also, I lost these mittens two winters ago.  I reallllly want to make a new pair.  I am going to put that on the long list of projects of things I want to make.

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I wanted to share this adorable hat pattern with you. It’s for a swirl hat that can be made in almost any size. I made the toddler size for my niece.  It took me a little over an hour to knit and it’s super cute!

I think it’s safe to say she likes it.

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