It’s honestly a little embarrassing because I started to make mittens with this yarn over nine months ago, but here we finally are. Thankfully, this attempt had fewer road bumps, and I was able to cross the finish line in time for my friend’s birthday.
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Over the years, I’ve made a lot of promises to a lot of different people to knit or crochet different things for them. Unfortunately, I don’t always remember to follow through with it, so I am thankful for how gracious others have been in terms of patience and gentle reminders. This is one of those cases, where my friend has been waiting very politely for a pair of mittens.
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Almost everything is cuter in miniature size, so when I needed some last minute winter-themed decoration, I decided that mini mittens were the way to go! After a little trial and error to get the sizing right, I arrived at a quick and easy pattern to make tiny mittens out of my stash of leftover yarn ends. Who knew that my hoarding could be so helpful?
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This was my first time ever participating in a knit-along or pattern challenge! Nicole posted that everyone who finished a pair of her mittens in a week would be entered to win a prize, and since I already owned this mittens pattern, this was all the motivation I needed to cast-on.
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This summer, a few of my friends from church went on a short-term missions trip to Ghana. As part of their fundraising efforts, they hosted a service auction, where people could offer up services or items, with all proceeds going to the missions trip. I auctioned off a crocheted item, and the top bidder chose mittens for his girlfriend!
I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season spent with loved ones! I didn’t quite make most of my deadlines for homemade Christmas gifts, but these quick little mittens did make the cut.
I love having cozy mittens to wear in the winter! When I saw this pattern, I knew I had to make them. They reminded me a bit of the knitted mittens that they sell at Aritzia, so that was a huge bonus.