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Hello, my name is Dionne and I have been crafting for a very long time. As a very young child my mother tried to teach me to knit, it was a disaster. However, it must have sparked an interest in making things and, partly to prove that I was not totally useless and partly because I really wanted to make things, I taught myself to crochet. Over the years I have developed a love of cross stitch and all types of paper craft ..... I eventually even taught myself to knit.


I am married to a very understanding man, thank goodness, because I spend all my time either crafting, thinking about crafting or talking about crafting. I am hopeless at housework and dinner is often late!


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Dionne

Tuesday 21 December 2021

Three Little Kittens

Three Little Kittens have Lost their Mittens.  No problem, I'll just make them some more.

I decided to use  up some oddments of wool making some mittens for my niece.

All three designs are based on the same Bitstobuy double knitting pattern called 'Princess Mittens.


The first pair were made in a yarn with sparkly thread running through it.


The next two pairs were made with a colour changing yarn.


I added some eyes to this final pair, I thought she might find them entertaining.


It is pretty cold at the moment, I hope she is wearing them to keep her hands warm.


Dionne 

6 comments:

  1. Love the mittens and the selection of different wools
    Carol x

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    1. Thank you Carol. I usually have enough yarn left over to make either a bobble hat or some mittens. However, these were my first attempt at mittens.

      Fionne xxx

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  2. Just struck me I remember tying them together and threading them through coat sleeves so they didn't get lost lol
    Carol x

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    1. My mum did that with my mittens when I was small, I can still remember fighting to get my coat on with them down the sleeves.

      Dionne xx

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  3. Beautiful mittens, I always find those multi coloured wools fascinating and I love that you added eyes to that pair xxx

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    1. I have only recently started to use the colour changing yarns, I never use to like them much but now I am an addict!

      The eyes on those mittens seemed a must because the multi coloured yarn reminded me of reptilian skin. Lol.

      Dionne xx

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