mini knits

life has been very hectic lately and sadly it's not even self inflicted! what with study, kids and home inspections, there's very little time to do the fun things. i've recently had to move my entire enormous stash of fabric and yarns out of the workshop i was renting, and into my garage. it's definitely an incentive to create seeing it all there, but where to get extra time?? i decided to take some old fashioned advice i once read; something about baby steps, building Rome and moving mountains. i might have mixed my metaphors there, but you get the idea, it's all about little things.

first up, a present was needed in a hurry, and Abby's friend specifically asked for these furry monstery mitts. she'd seen Abby wear hers to school and begged for some in purple. now, my stash is enormous, but it's well organised (i've got the spreadsheet to prove it!), so i found the right stuff and whipped these up in a night. the little girl was most impressed so job done!

next i worked on a lovely capelet i spied in the latest issue of Mollie Makes magazine. i used some interesting tape yarn from Spotlight called "Filou" which worked out nicely. it's quite heavy so it sits beautifully on the shoulders, but is wide enough to pin with a vintage brooch if its windy. the cotton yarn is perfect for a cool evening after a sunny day when you need to water the garden.

mollie capelet

actually i felt a bit Austen-tasious in this capelet (that's Jane, not Powers), its definitely got some vintage flair. well where is Mr Darcy anyway, i;ve been waiting quite a while for him to show up and move some of these boxes for me!

waiting for Mr Darcy