Bitchin' Bitchin' Mittens
The rules for Bitchin' Mittens are as follows:
- They must be a pair (They don’t have to match, but at least compliment or be recognizable as belonging together)
- They must contain cuffs, main hand portion, and thumbs
- They must contain at least 50% fiber
Not sure I actually met rule #3, but my pair are good enough for me.
First I knit two cuffs of about 20 stitches each (15 rows) with my handspun yarn. It felt good to knit with yarn I actually made and the knitting looked quite nice. Then I made a template of a mitten shape to suit the size of the knit cuffs and cut two (mirror imaged the second) out of a fun paper use for card making.
With the wonderful sticky glue dots and strips available today, the cuffs were attached to the front. To hide the paper edge on the back a pretty ribbon was cut to fit. This paper is wonderful in that it has a coordinating color on the back so there is no need to use a backing.
Next up find all sorts of little stickers, buttons, bells and such were added as embellishments. I had fun stamping, sticking and playing until a design presented itself and a nice finished pair of Christmas Mittens came to be. They could be Christmas cards or if just a wee bit smaller would make fun ornaments. There is just enough handspun left to make up a pair for each of my sisters this year. I always did enjoy a little Christmas In July.
Thanks Dave! It was a fun challenge to come up with something unique.
Today is Anne's birthday! Wish her a great day!
sweet! wasn't that fun? looks like those mittens could use a cup of hot chocolate.
Posted by: marie in florida | July 27, 2006 at 04:11 AM
Fabulous MMBM (mix medium bitchin mittens)!!! What a great way to use the handspun.
Posted by: Kathy | July 27, 2006 at 04:58 AM
"Mixed" -- I swear I'm the typo queen.
Posted by: Kathy | July 27, 2006 at 04:59 AM
So cute! What a great idea for Christmas cards, and a great way to incorporate those bits of handspun yarn.
Posted by: Rachel | July 27, 2006 at 05:28 AM
Oh, how cute!! Um, I mean Bitchin'!!
Posted by: Vicki | July 27, 2006 at 05:41 AM
Those are so bitchin', in a FESTIVE way!
Posted by: Dave Daniels | July 27, 2006 at 06:13 AM
Bitchin!!!! Um. Does this mean it's time for me to come up with MY idea? I'm in trouble, I fear.
Posted by: Norma | July 27, 2006 at 06:17 AM
Cute mittens! My first thought when I saw the pics was ornaments. But they'd also make great cards. Your talents are many!
Posted by: Teri S. | July 27, 2006 at 06:18 AM
Those are way too cute to be bitchin!
Posted by: Carole | July 27, 2006 at 06:19 AM
Ha! So cute! These are my kind of mittens! :)
Posted by: Kim | July 27, 2006 at 06:21 AM
What a great idea and super cute!
Posted by: Jenn | July 27, 2006 at 06:32 AM
Very clever. I'll look for some hand-drawn fancy writing soon! ;)
Posted by: Stitch-n-Snitch | July 27, 2006 at 06:47 AM
Those are adorable!!
Posted by: Kim | July 27, 2006 at 06:54 AM
Cute mittens!
The fiber was in the yarn you dyed.
Posted by: Sarah HB | July 27, 2006 at 06:56 AM
Those mittens are great!
Posted by: Kelly | July 27, 2006 at 07:01 AM
Those mittens really are bitchin. I love that you used your handspun yarn.
Posted by: hillary | July 27, 2006 at 07:02 AM
So clever!! Love the idea and they look so great!
Posted by: jessica~ | July 27, 2006 at 07:04 AM
Those are fabulous! The best part being the cuffs In Your Very Own Handspun! How cool is that! Great job.
Posted by: Rachel H | July 27, 2006 at 07:26 AM
Very cute Margene. I feel privileged to have one of your paper creations...
Posted by: Kathleen | July 27, 2006 at 07:32 AM
Love them!
Posted by: Marcia | July 27, 2006 at 07:51 AM
Very creative! I love those mits!
Posted by: christine | July 27, 2006 at 08:04 AM
Those are cool!! Oh, thumbs are optional if you're making baby mittens - I hate knitting thumbs, so I got that clarified early on. :)
Posted by: Chris | July 27, 2006 at 08:05 AM
Most excellent and creative! (A little chilly for winter wear maybe?)
Posted by: Lucia | July 27, 2006 at 08:11 AM
2 words.
Clev. Er.
:)
xo
Posted by: sandy | July 27, 2006 at 08:18 AM
Those are definitely bitchin' in an adorable way ;-)
Posted by: Cathy | July 27, 2006 at 08:31 AM
very cute.
Posted by: maryse | July 27, 2006 at 08:48 AM
What Fun! Unique for sure!
Posted by: Michelle | July 27, 2006 at 09:09 AM
Wonderful idea, and you got to use some of your handspun already!
Posted by: Birdsong | July 27, 2006 at 09:12 AM
Very creative!!!
Posted by: Lisa | July 27, 2006 at 09:16 AM
Is there no limit to your cleverness? :-)
Those are ADORABLE. And finished much more quickly than the usual sort of mitten!
Posted by: Beth S. | July 27, 2006 at 09:28 AM
I love them!
Posted by: Jennifer | July 27, 2006 at 10:14 AM
how fun! what a creative 'along'... oh no, how long will i be able to resist!?!
Posted by: rebecca | July 27, 2006 at 10:55 AM
Great idea! I definitely have all the supplies on hand. And finally a use for some of my tiny bits of handspun. Good stuff.
Posted by: Vicki | July 27, 2006 at 11:34 AM
That was a good twist, and my circle of paper artists often considered themselves fiber artists, so whether you met #3 or not I think just depends on what scope your definition of fiber has :-)
Posted by: Kristi aka Fiber Fool | July 27, 2006 at 12:50 PM
i love your mitten cards! so cute and such a great idea for using your handspun yarn-and it looks like you had great fun! like you say - "it's the process...."
Posted by: debbie | July 27, 2006 at 09:49 PM
Those mittens are great! I'm not sure if they're "bitchin" but I love them.
Posted by: Shannon | July 30, 2006 at 09:57 AM