25: Christmas Mittens

(picture from Michelle herself)

Michelle had a vision, a vision of Christmas mittens. I helped her vision become a reality.

I used a pattern from here. Now, you may notice that my mittens are not as "simple" as their mittens. I altered the pattern a little to get the hat effect and candy cane thumb. I also added a pom-pon to the top and an extra layer of white knit to the back to create a rim for the hat.

Started: 12/06/07
Finished: 12/11/07

22-24: More Puppets

Continuing my new thing, I made some more finger puppets. The elephant, bird, and monkey. I didn't use a pattern, I kinda just followed the same idea as before and added when I thought I should. They might now be great (I don't like the elephant's trunk), but they are cute!

Elephant~
Started: 11/3/07
Finished: 11/3/07

Bird~
Started: 11/27/07
Finished: 11/28/07

Monkey~
Started: 12/2/07
Finished: 12/3/07

19-21: Finger Puppets

I don't have pictures of them all, but here is one of the three finger puppets I've made. The first two I made were a tan mouse and a black cat. I made them a while ago and I used a pattern from this place. The giraffe above, I made up based on what I learned from the previous link and what giraffes look like. I will add the pattern later.

Started: Thursday November 1, 2007
Finished: Friday November 2, 2007

18: Felted Heart

I knitted up this cute little Halloween heart in about 1.5 hours. That includes the knitting, felting, stitching, and stuffing. The only wool yarn I have is black and green. So I decided to make a little black one with orange eyes for Halloween. Really though, I have absolutely nothing to do with it.

Pattern: Hearts at Mochimochi Land

Started: October 13, 2007
Finished: October 13, 2007

17: Baby Shrug

I knit this hat to match the beret I made for Nicole a few weeks prior. There was so much yarn left over from the tiny beret, that I made her my first piece of clothing! I was surprised as to how easy it was and to how fast it finished. Now my niece can look extra cute in things I've made for her. :)

Pattern: Baby Shrug from Prima

Started: September 16, 2007
Finished: October 12, 2007

15: Baby Beret

While in New Jersey this summer, Jayme saw a cute hat for Nicole. I told her not to buy it because I could make it. So, I did. I used this pattern. Nicole wouldn't stay still long enough for a better picture. Plus I only had my phone with.

Started: Thursday, 9/6/07
Finished: Thursday, 9/13/07

14: Cat Hat

This was fun to make. I used the Official Kitty62 hat pattern with some purple and gray/silver yarn. When I made this hat, Shannon told me that I had to wear it to K-State games. So, this last game it was cold and I wore it. I must say I felt a bit silly. A 25 year old wearing a bright purple hat that has cat ears on it. But hey, it's for fun.

Started: Monday, 8/27/07
Finished: Saturday, 9/1/07