I’ve passed along three more sets of mitts to Elizabeth’s family.
I pulled out one of Mum’s pattern books and used a variety of different yarns. This is the mitten pattern I most often used for my own kids as I like the long ribbed section that slides well up your arm.
December 30, 2016
When we got Christy’s Christmas list she said she wanted a scarf. I asked for more details and she mentioned that “one that Mum makes is always the best (and my jacket is green)”. I didn’t plan this as a Christmas gift but when I finished it there was still lots of time to get it under her tree before Christmas.
December 2, 2016
I’ve been trying to clear out a bin of yarn so I made this set. It has been sent to Elizabeth, along with another pair of mitts that I neglected to take a photo of.
The mitts are knit with a double strand of the yarn – the better to use it up! The headband is a seed stitch and I designed the scarf pattern myself.
I had just enough of the peach to make up a scarf and a pair of mittens for a small child; that set will go either to BOND or the Salvation Army.
Another parcel made its way to Calgary before I left for Houston.
A larger toque for Gavin, mitts for Madison, and a scarf for Elizabeth.