New Mittens!

Not all my yarn gets sold...My sister, Sara, is an addicted knitter. She makes beautiful things and can actually finish what she starts! She can finish a lace shawl or a sweater seemingly in no time. I am always amazed by her. Another thing about her is that she is meticulous in what she does. She is a process knitter and so has no problem frogging if something isn't perfect.

My niece is coming back to Minnesota for the holidays. Sara is making her a slouch hat and wanted some nice fluffy yarn to make it with. She told me she wanted it to be a soft grey. I just happened to have a lovely, silvery-grey roving that I thought would be perfect. I spun the wool into a two-pli yarn that had a lot of loft and softness to it. In return, I got a pair of wonderful mittens that are hand knit in a fair isle pattern. The mittens got done just in time for the perfect weather to wear them. I love my new mittens!

I also thought I would share another pattern. I have been making a few things to display as samples of  what some of my yarns look like knit up. I designed and crocheted this hat in a very short time using about 40 yards of white mohair and 60 yards of wool. I will be posting the pattern as soon as I have it written up.







I look forward to seeing some of you at the Battle Lake High School at the Craft Sale on Dec. 7th. If you get there, be sure to say hello!