Monkey in the Middle

I jumped right into making another pair of mittens, this time for my 7 year old.  Her only request was monkeys.  So I whipped up a monkey pattern on the generic norwegian mitten graph (bananas on the other side), dug up some sock yarn (knit picks and some leftover painted tiger) and I’m gettin’ ‘er [...]

Toasty Hands

I never thought I would find a knit project that I could complete in less than a weekend, but I found it in Adrian’s (from Hello Yarn) Norwegian Mitten pattern.  Each mitten takes just a few hours to complete, depending on the intricacy of the pattern used.  I made my own pattern, but I think [...]

I’m BACK!

I’ve neglected this poor little site for much too long.  It seemed to have coincided with my not doing ANYTHING with fiber during that time.  Life has been busy, and now that it’s colder, I’m knitting again.  There is also lots of waiting around and practices for my kids, so I have some more time [...]