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Knitting: Hat, fingerless cloves and cowl
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Hat, fingerless cloves and cowl

Daughter's Christmas present.

Daughter's Christmas present.
Is this your project? Can you share instructions or a pattern with the Craftsy community?

Difficulty:

Category: Knitting

Type of item: Accessory

For: Women

Style: Casual, Traditional


Materials

Acrylic yarn

What was your inspiration?

My daughter moving to Maine from San Diego. I knew she would need some things to keep her warm. I used both the lavender and variegated yearn for the cowl, the variegated for the hat and the plain with a stripe of variegated for the gloves. My daughter loves to text so I knew she would like the fingerless gloves, and purple is her favorite color.

What are you most proud of?

That I actually got them all done and mailed out before Christmas. She actually got the cowl before they left.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

Hove fun. I made a few mistakes but learned how to fix those mistakes form you tube. I was scared of dropped stitches, but now I know how to handle them so I am not scared anymore.

 

7 comments

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Grandmasal on craftsy.com
Dec 22, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Beautiful Job! They look so neat. I've only knitted one stitch to make scarves. Is this something a beginner could handle? i've crocheted through the years but not much knitting.
Sandra in CA on craftsy.com
Dec 22, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I'm a beginner on knitting so I think you could do it to. I
Sandra in CA on craftsy.com
Dec 22, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Reply to this comment...m liking knitting better now because it is more 2 handed than crocheting. I do find it harder to follow the you tube videos with knitting but they definitely help when I don't know the abbreviations. The hat gave me a lot of practice with the knit and purl stitches. I like the small projects that finish quickly. I've also discovered that blocking after you finish helps to even out the stitches and make it look a lot neater.
PamelaQuilter on craftsy.com
Dec 22, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Awesome - love the fingerless gloves!
Sandra in CA on craftsy.com
Dec 22, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I love them for the classroom or even home. You can read or text with them on. The first pair I got a couple of years ago had thumbs and I couldn't read with them on. But with no thumbs I can read and I like them longer so the go under the jacket to keep the wrists warm as well.
2strings on craftsy.com
Dec 22, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Gorgeous! And these warm coverings will keep her mom close all through the winter.
Sandra in CA on craftsy.com
Dec 22, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
That is such a sweet thought, yes it will keep me close even though I am far away.