November 28, 2005

Mitten Monday, November 28th edition

Here we go, hang onto your mitten strings!
Go see:
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Wendy finished a beautiful pair of frostrosen mittens. She's speedy, alright!
Jackie finished a pair of Maimu's mittens, is halfway through a latvian pair and 1/3 of a mitten from weekend knitting!
Dawn finished a great pair of paradoxial mittens! I can't wait to see a picture of them! She had a birthday too! Happy!
Carrie finished 2 wonderful pairs of mittens, among them my favorite Hermione mittens!
Nicola not one but 2 pairs of mittens from the Folk knitting book! Among many other things. Great knitting!
Maureen finished her "Magnificent Mittens"! And they are! What's next, Maureen?
Candace has finished one mitten of her own beautiful design!
Genia is grooving right along with more mittens than I can actually list here. Go see!
Melissa finished a pair of Plain mittens. She calls them plain, I call them warm!
Carola has not only finished a great pair of fingerless mittens, but has managed to pose them against a sky to drool over! 2 of my favorite things!
Melissa has finished many a pair of cashmere fingerless mittens. (scroll down on her page). Did you hear me? CASHMERE! Who wouldn't want Those warm hands?
Margene finished a pair of gloves that make my fingers want gloves. These are technically for Nona's Peaceful Palms knitalong, but hey! Warm hands are warm hands! Check out her hat-a-mania while you are there!
Reb has finished her very first pair of mittens. Not only that, they are destined for the Dulaan knitalong. Bravo, Reb! Hands will be warm because of you!
Julie has some great koigu picked out for a pair of fanning the flames mittens that she will start after her super duper secret knitting is finished!
Kara finished a pair of felted mittens with a knitted cuff. Check out the beautiful beading she embellished!
Kimberly finished a blue Gusto 10 man's set of mittens
Mandy has finished 2 pairs of mittens in yarn that is a twin for Mountain Colors. You know how I love mountain colors, don't you? Delightful warm hands for Mandy!
KateKateKate has finished 2 wonderous pairs of warm mittens. But not a pair of thrums to be had! :) That's okay, those 2 pairs are a delight!
Lisa has a big heart. And warm hands. She is knitting mittens for her little one and a bear for the Tornado victims. You make me proud, Lisa!
Bernadette has finished a blue pair of mittens. Hooray for Bernadette!
Mary has the most beautiful knitting going on at her place. She has finished a soothing pair made of bartlett yarns. And has started a pair that my imagination is knitting itself!
Kim is knitting blindly on Nancy Bush faith to finishe her beautiful Estonian gloves. Check out her night snow sky photo while you are there!
Ina finished a gorgeous pair of fingerless mittens that are her own creation. And something to be proud of, certainly!
Norma is knitting up a mitten storm! Go see! She spins and then knits them! I am so impressed! Warm hands for my friend, Norma!
Jillz has started a pair for herself. They are beautiful even if they need some tweeking! And look here! her super secret pair is done. Remember not to tell. Better not!
Mary finished a great pair made with leftover sock yarn and all season's cotton. The perfect after Thanksgiving mittens!
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Good thing many of these knitters are finishing up their mittens. From many of the snowy pictures on blogs, there are some cold hands!
Warm up YOUR hands and knit them some mittens!

Posted by Sandy at 08:47 PM

November 21, 2005

Mitten Monday, November 21st edition

Mittens? We've got them! (Please forgive any repeats. Someday when I grow up, I'll be organized!)
Emma finished a wonderful pair of mittens for Oliver.
Kathy B finished the first of a thrummed mitten. Despite some serious searching, I did not find the picture yet. Go look yourself, you'll probably find it! I did see a beautiful pair of cabled fingerless mitts, though!
Lisa finished 2 pairs of adorable mittens. Not to mention a hat and baby sweater!
Samantha finished an adorable pink pair!
Paula, who has blamed me for all her knitting, one thing I do not mind taking the blame for, has a beautiful mitten called snow flower from joyknits! Love it!
Susie finished a couple of pairs of mittens! And she needs them with the snowy weather I see on her blog!
Blogless Lv2knit is knitting CASHMERE Camilla gloves from Simply Shetland 2.
Angel has a beautiful Fair-isle Norweigan mitten from Winter 2004 IK started! It's a beauty!
Sherrill, who probably thinks I forgot her and I don't blame her! :) is knitting mittens for her giving tree at work. Check out her sweater ornaments when you visit her! How's that for inspiration?
Carie is knitting the selbu mittens from Folk Knitting and had the classic knitting light bulb moment! Don't give that mitten up, Carie!
Mandy knit some cute cute kiddie mittens! And an OCTOPUS! Go see! I kid you not! And I see she is a sky freak like me! I'm in good company!
Margaux has one great finished mitten! One warm hand. But the other?
Anne started a gorgeous pair from Latvian mittens. I'm dreaming of blue and white now!
Lisa, not wanting to get thrown out of the knitalong, you know, with the stringent rules and all, started some daughter mittens. Go see! They are tempting me! Seriously!
Melissa finished some fingerless mitts with a pretty flower embellishment for her daughter!
No-Blog Linda has finished a pair of lavender mittens using the (free) 2 needle mittens patterns from the Lion Brands website in Cascade worsted!
Blogless Nancy finished her driving mittens and is planning more! Good!
Cheryl is back from working the relief effort in New Orleans and has started a beautiful nordic mitten! Welcome home, Cheryl!
Kim has spun some gorgeous handspun to make mittens. I'm drooling, Kim!
Paula
has finished a LOT of mittens! She is great inspiration!
Nicola has finished a stunning pair of Gotland mittens! Go see! Be inspired!
Jo in Boston has finished a pair of Covered with Color mittens! Great job!
Carole knit a pair of fingerless mittens for her hubby with her own amazing handspun! Truly amazing!
Liz has finished a pair of Texas mitts! Among alot of other great things! Go see! How does she do it?
Erica has a great Norweigan pair of mittens on her blog! Along with other mitten eye candy! Hope you can fix that thumb. Those mittens are worth saving!
KnittingNurse is finished a pair of flip top mittens! Warm hands for you!
Jillz finished her super secret pair of mittens. Go see, but if you tell anyone, you will have to be killed. I mean it.
Maureen has a finished pair with an icord edging. I will have to check this out further!
Meg is cooking up something wonderful!
Meghan finished a gorgeous pair out of yarn that is to DIE for!
Genia has a frenzy going on! Go see!
Candace finished a great pair of fingerless mitts! And she has a great dog!
Ina finished a wonderful pair of fingerless mitts of her own design! I think I need a pair!
Helen finished a pair of Chipman's block mittens.
Vicki is almost finished a pair of pop up paws! Love the name as well as the mitts!
Laurie finished a beaded mitten! Just gorgeous!
Blogless Mary in Virginia finished a pair of convertible mittens!
Bear Knits finished a pair of mittens being modeled by a Cutie pie!
Shara finished 2 pairs of adorable mittens!
Laura finished a pair of mittens and has started a great pair of nordic mittens. I think they look great!
Mary has started a new pair out of the most gorgeous looking manos. They will match her new coat!
Norma started a beautiful pair of aran mittens with the perfect yarn! Unfortunately the cuff doesn't live up to it's expectations, so she will try again. She's like that. Determined!
Bernadette has 2 pairs of finished mittens! Great job!
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There you go! I'm sure I missed some! Sorry about that! Leave a comment here to be included!
Go Warm Hands!

~MORE TO COME~ DINNER"S CALLING!

Posted by Sandy at 05:30 PM

November 14, 2005

MItten Monday, November 14th edition

Mittens! Who's got mittens? So much inspiration around. Check them out!
Leena run, do not walk over to Leena's blog to see Miss B. and her mittens. Have you ever seen anything so cute?
Sherry W is knitting Paradoxial mittens!
Kathy finished a pair of Frostrosen mittens from Nordic fibers! I love them!
Julia finished a right fair isle glove. The left hand will be warm soon with it's cast on glove! check them out!
Kara finished a pair of felted mittens. What a great pattern with an inner cuff to keep out the cold!
Mary finished one lovely blue mitten made from Bartlett yarns, one of my favorite yarns.
Blogless Nancy who may or may not need glasses, is done one mitten and is halfway done her second, running out of yarn has stopped the process. Poor Nancy needs a trip to the yarn store!
Maureen knits gorgeous mittens period. I cannot see the thumb, can you?
Sarah is planning fingerless mittens for cold handed family members!
Helen has the most finished objects in one weeks as I have ever seen. Ever. Great knitting, Helen! She made an oven mitt! I'm impressed!
Cassie thinks she sucks, but I know better! :) The braid edge takes a bit of concentration, but you'll get it! In the meantime, you will have warm feet and that is not a bad thing!
Diane has inspired me to try mittens with bulky yarn. Go see hers! And keep in mind that they are her own creations!
Renada finished the frostrosen mitten! It's a beauty! Do they really have a lining?
Liz has got her latvian book and yarn all ready! What are you waiting for? Aren't your hands cold? She has a cute cat, though.
Kathy has got her pattern all ready. A pattern does not keep your hands warm though. But I'm not nagging. She can knit them. Or not. As per the rules.
Mary Beth not only finished a lovely pair of malebrego mittens, she started the cuff of a pair of magnificent mittens!
Knitting nurse is knitting a great pair of flip top mittens. I love the colors!
Jackie has a gorgeous mitten with a colorful latvian cuff and a pair of estonian mittens in the works. The Estonian mitten looks very familiar to me!
Samantha has an adorable soft pink pair of mittens done!
Folkcat, who I may have even missed on the LIST, joined, started a pair of fingerless mittens and finished all in one day! Wow! She is offering her great fingerless mitt pattern, Freedom Mitts as a PDF download. Go get yours!
Anne has a stunning pair of mittens started from the Latvian mittens book. The blue and white is really catching my eye!
Laura started a pair of Nordic mittens, thereby starting a new addiction. Welcome to my world!
Melissa finished a cute embelished pair of fingerless mittens!
Mandy has the cutest little pair of mittens she claims are cherry tree hill potluck. IF THAT is what potluck is all about, I'm loving it!
Liz started a pair of fingerless mitts. Also proclaiming them to be Texas Mittens, which made my day!
Candace has a fingerless mitt finished and a great pair of stripeys.
Rob who I hope is feeling better, has mittens boucoup on her blog. Go see! She inspires me!
Mitten inspiration abounds! Go ahead, knit some, you know you want to!

Posted by Sandy at 03:50 PM

November 07, 2005

Mitten Monday, November 7th edition

Warm hands abound! Check these out and send out an occasional "Atta Girl". Or "Atta Person", if you will!
Just a note about the knitalong:
I add new participants on to the Warm Hands Participants entry. This is dated October 24th. This is where you should look when you join. I am very slow adding names on. That is how I am. A slacker. :) Thanks for knitting along with me!
Margene finished a gorgeous pair of Roositud technique pair of mittens. Check them out! Are you drooling yet? I am!
Leena is done her first pair of Rovaniemi mittens. Drooling again? Yup! Hey, Leena, is there a book that I can buy to learn this wonderful mitten technique?
Carole who finished a great pair of purple bulky mittens! I believed you all along, Carole. Really! I did! :)
Beth S. not only finished a wonderful pair of hermione mittens but started a pair of Helgi's mittens which is a fun knit and not too hard on the eyes! :) Take a deep breath, Beth and enjoy your holiday company!
Paula finished her shinano mittens and is ready to eat a homegrown pineapple! YUM!
Beth finished a pair of noro mittens and is on to making fuzzy feet! Warm hands AND feet. She's got the extremities covered!
Paula who knit a wonky thumbed, huge Colonel Mustard mitten. I can't stop giggling at her description of it! Makes me love it even more! It's not wasted time, Paula, it's a lesson learned!
Kathy started a frostrosen mitten that I've had my eye on for a while now! Just lovely! I'll be watching that mitten!
Lisa finshed a pair of itty bitty mittens for her god daughter! Cutie pie mittens!
Jillz has given us this super secret link to the mittens she made. You must not divulge that you saw said mittens. They are a gift for her blog reading friend. Let's hope she doesn't read here. HEY, JILLZ FRIEND> STOP READING!
Danielle finshed a pair Lobster claw mittens. Our first on this knitalong!
My dearie friend Gib who is so patient with my busy head is spinning some fantabulous yarn for her mittens! GO KIM!
Bernadette is done her broad street mittens! YAH! I didn't forget you, Bernadette, you just have to look at the original list!
Laura finished a great pair of fingerless mittens! Warm wrists! Up for another pair, Laura?
KnittingNurse started a pair using elsebeth lavold angora for the cuffs and then mountain colors weaver's wool for the body. Sounds special!
Janice is finished her Urban Broads! I love saying that! But I would love wearing them more!
Paula not only has one fingerless koigu mitten done, she has some beautiful sky on her blog! Go see!
Jo in Boston has one beautiful mitten done, one to go! And she has one saggy pumpkin!
Carrie has one mitten to be felted almost done and she's started the hermione mittens. Which IS on my list, by the way!
Candace has, I think the most mittens on her blog at one time! I'm impressed! Go see!
Michelle has a cozy looking mitten! And a new couch!
JSC is one step closer to having warm hands! Right now, she just has warm HAND.
Jackie has a great pair of latvian mittens (or is it Estonian?) in progress and one beautiful cuffed mittens on the go! Love them!
Kimberly claims the one cutie pie mitten she has done is one of "Umpeenth" she has to finish! Knit on, Kimberly!
Laura is chugging through a pair to get at some Nordic mittens! A girl after my own heart!
Genia has a pair on the needles from my favorite source! Folk knitting in Estonia! AND she gets to take a class with Nancy Bush herself! I'm not worthy! Oh, I guess I'm really not because I am not the one taking the class. Dang!
Ann has a finished mitten that looks suspiciously like a Harry Potter one! She's also losing sleep over her knitting! Welcome to our club, Annie!
Bear Knits has a mitten done on a special someone who is all ready for SNOW!
Ina has a gorgeous mitten and a bit of a sob story about her failed Charlotte's Web. Bring tissues with you when you visit her. But don't forget to rejoice over the beauty of her mitten! :)
Wendy has another drop dead gorgeous pair of nordic fibers mittens going. I'm sure this pair is for me! :) haha!
And Norma. My pal, buddy, friend, Norma is felting mittens. Go see! (in the morning that is. I have, on good authority that they will be unveiled)

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That's it for now! I probably forgot someone and I apologize, but that's the kind of host I am!
Now, what are you sitting here for? Go knit some mittens! Aren't your hands cold??

Posted by Sandy at 04:08 PM

November 01, 2005

Mitten Monday, Tuesday edition

Has turned into Wednesday edition. I did a bit of an experiment last night to see if bloglines would pick up the feed for this part of the blog. It did not. So I will cross post on the main blog!

Please do check out these Warm Hands!
Anna, Luvtocraft who has finished a pink pair of mittens!
Margene started a pair of mittens to keep her warm during her trips to the Beautiful Utah Mountains!
Melissa has already finished 2 pairs of mittens! Her mittens lounge with her cat!
Rob is making great progress on a pair of beautiful fleur de lis mittens and also has a finished pair! Wow!
Beth has a pair in the works made of Noro! And some great sky photos! Thanks, Beth! (tsk for photoing while driving! :)
Jan is in the mitten planning stage. The most fun part except for the wearing!
Carole claims she started some mittens and then dazzled me on her blog with multiple yarn purchases. My envy has kicked in!
Leena
finished a Rovaniemi pair of mittens. This is the first time I have seen them and believe me, it won't be the last. I will be doing a bit more research on these. Thanks, Leena for knitting such beauty!
Liz is planning! Enjoy that process, Liz!
Paula has one finished Noro Shinano mitten, one koigu mitten in the works and a homegrown Pineapple! No kidding!
Hilary is still planning while finishing a baby sweater. Can't have cold babies, can we?
Karen cutie pie daughter has warm hands! Go see her Urban Necessity mittens! Looks like they will be warm AND functional!
Ann has a finished pair of WARM lamb's pride bulky mittens. Warm hands to drive in! Hmmm...that gives me an idea!
Wendy has a finished pair of Vinternatt mittens that have me dreaming and scheming. Don't worry, she's got another gorgeous pair in queue! Go Wendy! :)
Michelle finished her first ever mitten! I hope she's hooked! Go see her gorgeous felted bag!
Maureen who's mitten is not only Magnificent, but inspiring as well!
Janice making a pair of mittens with the greatest name..Urban Broads. Cute?
Dawn P is working on Paradoxial mittens which also qualify for the November Stashbusters! Way to consolidate!
Aubree learned to spin and her thrummed mitten roving is endangered!
Nancy S. (see, Nancy? I BOLDED your name! :) is making a making a pair of mittens from sock yarn knitted with lace weight kid mohair!
Kristin made a pair of mittens with lornas lace (not koigu like I thought. I guess I cannot indeed play along to the GUESS THAT YARN game!) She also finished a pair of fingerless mittens, which of course COUNT.
Blogless Debbie has finished a pair of mittens that can be viewed in her photo album and has started a pair from the book Mighty Mitts & Flap Caps,
Blogless no more Lisa finished a pair of fingerless mittens and has wound up the yarn for her daughter's thrummed mittens!
Beth S finished her pair of Hermione mittens! Go see! They are in Beaverslide yarn which I am dying to try! Note to self: order beaverslide yarn!
MaryV is knitting away on her convertible mittens! Go Mary!
Kristin who is working away on her Nordic mittens. Kristin may be on to something when she suggested hiring someone to weave in ends! Just what I need! A personal weaver!
Bear knits has a newbie mitten knitting learning experience on the needles! You can do it, Bear knits! You can!
Julia, newcomer, is knitting a pair of Floral Fair-Isle Gloves and mittens planned! She fits in nicely around here!
Candace, newcomer, has a pair of fingerless mittens finished and is planning tufted mittens. I love the name alone.
Laura knit a pair and a spare. Which when you think about it, makes perfect sense!
Okay, that's the updates for this week. I'm sure I missed some because that is the kind of knitalong hostess I am. I still need to update the list. Whether or not you are on the list or updates, for cripes sake,
KNIT MITTENS!
Are your hands cold?

Posted by Sandy at 07:24 PM