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Hi Spud & Chloë Friends,
I wasn’t going to knit any gifts this year and then about a day and a half ago I decided to whip up a few items. I turned to my leftover baskets of Spud & Chloë to piece together a couple of gifts. It makes me feel so good to have a couple of knitted items under the tree.
Above, I made a quick hat for my husband using Spud & Chloë Sweater. He is a big guy and so he has trouble finding a hat that actually fits. I am hoping this one will fit well. We’ll wait and see. I made this pattern up awhile ago, actually for a hat I knit for my brother, and now I have made several of these hats for the men in my life. I will make the pattern available at some point in the future. I used the colors Lake and Grass. I think it is pretty smart looking.
I just finished this pair of Outsider Mitts in Carbon and Soapstone Outer. These mittens whip up so quickly and I forgot how fun mittens are to make. I cast on in Soapstone, worked one round in rib and then switched to the main color, Carbon, for the rest of the mittens. I made these in a little over an hour yesterday morning. Fun!
I have a second pair on the needles in Soapstone (for the trim) and Bayou for the rest. This pair is for my niece who has a birthday on the 26th. Her birthday tends to get lost in the shuffle being the day after Christmas so this year I will be prepared!
Now these I didn’t knit for someone else, I received the Happily Ever After Mitts as a gift! Can you believe it? I think I have mentioned it before but I don’t get to keep the samples of the things I knit for the blog. I ship them off to the company so they can be used in trunk shows for the knit shops to enjoy. I usually don’t mind at all, it is just part of the job, but occasionally I would love to keep a few of the things I design for myself. The Happily Ever After Mitts were one of the items I wished I could keep.
Sweet Merri, who works with me at Blue Sky Alpacas/Spud & Chloë, sent me a pair that she knit up as a holiday gift! It is the sweetest gesture ever and I have been wearing them non-stop. It is rare for me to get a knitted gift so I love and appreciate the mitts more than Merri could imagine. I know the effort that goes into a gift like this. I love Merri’s color choices, too. Thank you, Merri!
Anyway, I’d love to hear what holiday gifts you have been knitting with Spud & Chloë this season!
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I am working on my second set of Happily Ever After Mitts and Hat. I made one set for each daughter this year and can’t wait til they are done and I can photograph them. Just a lot of weaving in left. I am also making my 3 year old a knit monster for under the tree! My 13 year old is also finally getting his knit stocking that I started YEARS ago! I hope to finish at least one more for next Christmas but tend to get bored knitting the stockings so we will see.
Yay! What fun. I am glad to see the comments working again, too. Thanks for sharing.
thanks putting the matties etc on the web site thats will be good for chirstmas prest.
I’m knitting a top-down cabled dress for my niece (she’s 24yrs old), not sure if it will be ready by Christmas. I designed it myself, first time I’ve knitted a woman’s dress.
That hat looks just about how I altered your earflap hat pattern for my hubby – he wore it this morning in freezing midwestern weather! The wool is so warm! LOVE IT. I posted the hat under your pattern on Ravelry (10cowife). Just an extra row for each line but I love the thick/thin line instead of the triple. I’m going to try those mittens today – thanks!
Sincerely,
Lizabeth
10cowife
Bryan has complaint and complaint about me not knitting anything for him. So perhaps I can make this hat? How much of the yarn do I need for this hat? Thanks.
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Susan, I have knit 6 Surefire hats using Spud & Chloe, they have been soooo loved so far. The recipients can’t believe how soft and warm this yarn is. I also just love putting together all different color combinations, I never get tired of it! I also knit a hat for my hubby that looks almost exactly like this one on your post! Haha, love that I’d choose something you would, that’s how I know it’s good!
my boys love their surefire hats soooooo much. it is hard to describe. thanks for sharing and I am glad your surefire hat wearers are loving them too.
The Jelly Bean baby socks pattern was a life-saver for me this Christmas. Those wee socks are so quick-to-knit and cute. A thousand thanks!