Few knitting designs have captivated me like Erica Heusser’s Underwing Mitts. All of her stunning accessory patterns feature intriguing colorwork designs, but the underwings spoke to me the loudest. As a little girl one of my favorite activities was to catch insects for my dad’s bug collection. Sometimes I caught them by hand–usually unsuspecting beetles […]
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In October my daughter started asking for another pair of fingerless mitts, so her mitts were at the top of my 2017 knitting agenda. I had decided I would do the mitts in DK weight yarn because I knit the last few with fingering (it was like I was knitting socks), and I didn’t have […]
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When I ordered a Halloween mini skein set from Indie dyer Jennifer Thomassian–Knitsomniac Designs–I had no idea what I would make with them. In Alabama it typically doesn’t get cold at Halloween, but it can get a bit chilly. After a little research I decided on a pair of Halloween Steampunk Mitts. I had already purchased […]
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