Last Minute Christmas Knitting

I finished the little knitted toys for my kids for Christmas. It's taken me quite some time to finish these two little projects.
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for M: Yeti (adaptation of Barbara Prime's Mini Alien)
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for B: Marisol by Rachel Borello
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I think they will both love them.
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Merry Christmas! See you in the New Year!
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Lonely Mittens – A Counting Rhyme

With all the things I've needed to do to get ready for Christmas, I haven't had much knitting time. My sister sent me this poem some time ago. Her family has just received 8 mittens for Christmas, since I'm their knitting auntie! Thought you might all enjoy the poem too.


One lonely mitten, waiting for more
“Cling” goes my knitting needle down on the floor.
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Two lonely mittens, waiting for the others
Their eager boy has four smaller brothers.
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Three lonely mittens, waiting for the fourth
When it gets made, there’ll be snow forts.
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Four lonely mittens, waiting to be five
I’d better knit it quickly, keep the winter fun alive.
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Five lonely mittens finally are six
Watch three happy brothers playing snowball tricks!
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Seven lonely mittens, piled near the door
One is in the parking lot, at the grocery store.
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Eight lonely mittens, two with holes, are old
They’ll be for the snowman; he won’t mind the cold.
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Nine lonely mittens, dripping from the line
One is in a snow bank – who will say, “That’s mine”?
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Ten lonely mittens, waiting in a box
All the snow has melted, and the children play with blocks
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Nine lonely mittens, yellow, blue and red
Isn’t there another one, underneath the bed.
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Eight lonely mittens, waiting for the snow
It will not be very long before the cold winds blow.
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Seven lonely mittens, the kitten played with one
It started out in perfect shape, but now it has no thumb.
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Six lonely mittens, the children count each flake
If flakes by billions fall tonight, a record is at stake.
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Four knitting needles, silvery and quick
Make the needed mittens cozy, warm, and thick.
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Three lonely mittens, “I found one with stripes.”
If the stripes are green ones, we know that it is Mike’s.
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Two lonely mittens, sitting on a shelf
Waiting for their owner to find them for herself.
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One knitting auntie has her yearly plans
To be sure the children have warm and cozy hands.
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by Heidi Dru Kortman Breaking Barriers newsletter
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More Christmas Knitting

Christmas is only a week away and I've just finished up the last knitted gift that needs to be mailed. This will get mailed out with Edward. I don't think it will make it to it's desitination before Christmas.

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Susan B. Anderson's Elefante caught my eye quite some time ago. Rather than stripes, I decided to use a solid pink. And since I can't crochet, I knitted the ears.

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I hope E loves him. Just a few more knitted things to make for my kids before Christmas.

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Knitty - Winter 2009

I can finally show you the secret project that I used the Rowan Felted Tweed for!

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Tentacular!
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B and I had fun with a friend in a nearby park one day for the photos. I hope you all enjoy the pattern.

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Thanks to Knitty for publishing this pattern that was so much fun to design and wear and to Rowan for supplying the Felted Tweed Aran.

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No time to knit a Tentacular Scarf for your Christmas list? The prototypes are available in my Etsy shop.

Rowan Felted Tweed Aran scarf

Patons Classic Wool scarf

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I love Robots

The mittens I made for my nephew for Christmas were too small. So it's back to the knitting, because I didn't want his whole family to have new mittens, but not him. This time round, I decided to modify Grace Schnebly's Love Bytes mittens.

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I didn't want to do color work on the whole mitten, so I whipped up a generic mitten, with the robot motifs intended for the cuff, placed around the bottom of the hand. These are far more plain than the pattern intends. I will definately make a pair that follows the pattern exactly - I love the larger robot motifs too. I love how these are working out, and am quite sure this pair will fit.

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Goodbye, my Little Friend...

Today I am sad. My little cat, Thomas has been with me for 15 years. He was my baby before B was my baby. A few months before G and I were married, a friend's mom had let me know of a kitten in need of a home. When I met him he was so sociable and cuddly. I've enjoyed 15 years of furry friendship and cuddles with him and now it's time to say goodbye.

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A bit of Christmas Knitting

I've cast on a few Christmas projects for my neice and nephew. I found Little Cotton Rabbits bunny egg cosy pattern last easter and decided I'd make a cute little bunny for little J. This was a quick cute pattern and I love how the head shape turned out. I decided to knit this in the round and add a bottom and legs. This pattern is beautifully written, with detailed instructions and helpful photos. However my modifications made him look a bit disproportionate.

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A bit of internal soft scultping to squish and smoosh his shape and to force him into a sitting position makes him look a bit better.

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I love this pattern and would definately knit it again, but I would have to make some modifications to my modifications!

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Another Mitten?

My daughter stole my mittens, again. Apparently they match her coat. So I dove into my stash to find something that would make quick comfy mittens for me. And I found my lovely skein of Cashnyro Luxury that I won from Northern Light Fiber Co.

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I love how this is knitting up. It's so soft and smooshy and the colors are beautiful. This is a sportweight sock yarn that is 80% merino, 10% cashmere and 10% nylon. Northern Lights current line of Cashnyro is closer to a fingering weight: she currently has three colorways listed in her shop. .If you want a pair of mittens like mine, or some soft, smooshy socks, I'd highly recommend buying a skein (or more) of this yarn!

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