butter mittens

Well I didn't make it to my Christmas party last night which really sucks but nothing I can change so moving on. I did get to watch public enemy's during which I got knitting one of the dish cloths knit for my sister (she requested some for Christmas don't ask)


I watched Julie and Julia which I absolutely loved it was cute. I just love Amy Adams. She is great. I got up in the middle of the night for toast while watching it because it made me want butter soo bad lol. It was very good and I am not a Julia child's fan I always thought she was sorta creepy lol.

This morning I got up got my coffee (and more toast) and even though the husband was cranky and whining and taking for ever to do everything and the kids were under foot and driving me crazy I got my day going the right way by washing and folding numerous loads of laundry stripping sheets getting clean sheets on all three beds and getting the old ones washed and I managed to bake some wonderful pumpkin cinnamon chip cookies (which might I add I got from Leslie friends blog a friend to knit with who i totally heart btw and the cookies are sooo delish) durning the process of doing laundry and sheets and also made lunch went over 9 spelling words with monkey butt ,made flash cards, and had a few books read to me. (might I add that while I did all of this plus cook and cleaned up breakfast my husband only managed to get in his fantasy football picks and go through a tiny stack of papers and two small not very messy desk drawers!!!!but was busy the whole two hours) Does this only happen at my home where it takes my husband ten times the amount of time to accomplish anything? It is ridiculous some days.




Anyway I was very relieved when the cranky husband and monkey butt were off to do there share for the day I finished up cleaning up after lunch and sat down to watch some more true blood and knit up these lovely little buggers..





I call them the butter mittens they are toddler size made out of us 4 needles and regia softy yarn. It took just under half a skein to knit them up. I co 32 stitches joined in the round
10 rows of ktbl,k
rows 1-4 k
left mitten row 5 k16 ,pm, bl k2 bl,pm, k14 right mitten k14, pm bl, k2, bl, pm, k16
row 6 k
and increase two stitches after markers every other row until you have 12 stitches between markers then knit one more row
next row knit to marker place those 12 stitches between on waist yarn and knit right past them.
knit 12 rows of st. st.
left mitten
k1, ssk, k9, k2tog, k2, ssk, k9, k2tog, k1
k1 row
k1,ssk, k7, k2tog, k2, ssk, k7, k2tog, k1
k1row
k1,ssk, k5, k2tog, k2, ssk, k5, k2tog, k1
k1 row
k1,ssk, k3, k2tog, k2, ssk, k3, k2tog, k1
k1 row
sew the rest together kitchner stitch
right mitten knit four stitches move to other needle then
k1, ssk, k9, k2tog, k2, ssk, k9, k2tog, k1 (make sure to shift stitches so they are even on needles as you go)
k1 row
k1,ssk, k7, k2tog, k2, ssk, k7, k2tog, k1
k1row
k1,ssk, k5, k2tog, k2, ssk, k5, k2tog, k1
k1 row
k1,ssk, k3, k2tog, k2, ssk, k3, k2tog, k1
k1 row
then kitchner stitch closed

They make the most lovely mittens ever any little kid would love :)

pick up 12 thumb stitches plus two through the joining place and knit them together with the other stitches so you still have 12 stitches.

knit 7 rounds st st
k2tog all around then break yarn thread through and pull closed :)

here are my messy abbreviations (st st= stockenet stitch pm=place marker k=knit bl= add stitch by backward loop k2tog=knit two togather ssk=slip slip knit)

If any one actually knits these please let me know and let me know how you like them :)

I think my next feat is to knit a pair of mittens that stay on I have some ideas I will keep you posted :) as for me I am off to watch some tv and maybe have cocoa and one of my wonderful cookies. I can't wait. Now lets all hope that my lovely hubby comes back the great guy that I love and things will be better ;)

favorite time of day.

This is one of my favorite times of day. Monkey butt has gone off to kindergarten and Ben is off to work. Even my little fire monster enjoys this time of day. She likes to curl up on her sisters bed and pick a movie and sit there relaxing with no one to boss her around. She can not even be talked into snuggling in the living room and watching a movie.




I finish my chores up get things in order and relax some where cozy to read or watch tv and knit. Today it is my bed and season one of true blood calling my name. :) I use my every way wrap to snuggle up which I absolutely love love love. I made it from vintage wool one of my new favs. I am working on my sis in laws foliage and am worried there isn't going to be enough yarn!!!




Here are some pics of the lovely every way wrap from interweave. Love it soooooo much. I wear it as a vest allot or just curl up on the couch to keep my shoulders warm. :)


This is what you get with a cell phone and a 6 year old photographer lol but you get the picture sorta.

Anyway off to snuggle in and watch my true blood and finish up some Christmas present. I have to head out this evening to a pure romance team meeting and Christmas party which I am sure will be a absolute blast and will lift my spirits. :) I have been a bit stressed which is normal for this time of year Christmas below zero weather and the adjustment of my husband being laid off and trading to his winter job. I forgot how that is in the beginning we haven't dealt with it in a few years :) anyway. I can use a great Christmas party with tons of fun girls and laughs to drag me out of my crazy laundry and knitting shut in world where it is just me the two year old and cat. This should be just that :)

Well off to get some work done before I get gussied up for the party. :)

Well hello there long time no see...

I am back at long last. I have been very busy. So much has changed in the YEAR since I posted. I have been a busy girl. I no longer am working for a certain cell phone carrier. I stay home with my two girls and am in the direct sales industry selling pure romance products. I am home all but a few hours a month. Much better whew. We just moved into a bigger place a town home which is still a suburb or the twin cities. My monkey butt has a new school which she is in kindergarten at and doing absolutely great at she is doing wonderful. :) As for the fire monster just as fiery as ever. She just turned two and makes me crazy I am90% sure she snuck onto the fridge this morning and got down the advent calenders and ate more of her sisters days!!! She is way tooo good at climbing and my sister nick names her the goat. Over the weekend she ate a eraser a eggshell many other more edible things and I thought she ate one of my skull candy ear bud things because I found one in her mouth and one was still missing but I found the other was a close call though!!!

We also had my nephew cal over the weekend who I love to pieces over the last year he has been diagnosed with autism and he has grown leaps and bounds. So was a busy weekend... but lets get down to the business. I have been knitting til my hands go nub lol.


Okay so these are the presents I have been working on for the at present. These are the finished ones I still have possession of I have three hats that are gone already :)

This is a fifth avenue infinity scarf made out of loiusa harding kashmir. I love the yarn, love the scarf it is great pattern was a bit hard to handle at first but I can see another in my future :) but this one is my sister in law.

This is not knitting but a craft non the less and way more of a challenge for me this is a rice bag I added some sleepy time herbal tea to make it smell nice and make it better for the sinus's and I sewed the rice in little compartments to keep it from spreading too much. This is for my niece Megan who is 12. There were more made but none turned out nice enough to show to the public. damn it Jim I am a knitter not a sewer!!!


These are lovely. They are the pattern toast which love love love and read her blog every day. there are two pairs out of vintage wool and one out of misty hand painted alpaca. I love them and i made little thumb holes in case they would like to stick their thumbs through. :) I made little changes to each one and sewed a made with love charm to each one :) They will find homes with Ben's lovely aunties who I love yes that is right now all of my hubby's family is the crazy drunkin circus. And this is the latest work of arm nestled between my wine/cranberry juice and pomatomus's It is a foliage hat made from glazed carrot malabrigo for my sister in law to replace the one I made her last year and she loved but lost. and yes the same sister in law who gets the 5th ave scarf. and that fire place should be going but unfortunately due to insurance reason cannot use it way way disappointing because Minnesota is coooold. anyway. Those are the current projects. I have been a busy bee and will continue to be. :) My hubby is great too btw. He is enjoying peice and quiet and watching football. YES it is that time of year when i am neglected alll day every Sunday part of Monday and some times and Thursday night lol. Any way back to my wine and knitting and try to convince him that 10:30 is enough time for football and we need to watch a movie and snuggle since he doesn't work tomorrow. :)

PS the cat is good too he has adjusted well.

naughty

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and since i mentioned him i need to include the bad boy who bit my nefew (very much so in self defense my nefew was crushing and choking him and he has no claws) but this is him making the trip to my sis's house to house sit. He goes with us every year and she has 2 dogs and two cats and he just blends in and its like he was always there :) sorry that every thing got posted individualy i am getting used to his stupid flickr blogger thing will be better i promise

here is my latest

I am working on a aran lap top cover for my sis ang for her birthday it is looking awsome I love it very much she is lucky i don't have a lap top or it might get claimed

yay summer

well I am back on line things are going well. I am no longer working. Monkey butt starts kindergarten soon and firemonster is still trouble trouble trouble. She is just a wild one. Here is a fairly new pic with my nefew thown in the mis showing off his war wounds from a fight after choking my kitty.

Well I haven't' been on lately lol I have two pairs of socks done. I have the ones i was on before the cookie as and I have a pair of embossed leaves in some koygoo I got from a friend for my birthday I am going to get yarn tomorrow to start a shall for my husbands grandma and I started mittens but don't like them so We will have to see. I love my embossed leaves socks (Thank you Angela) they are beautiful fall colors and I love them. anyway I am back to work