Colour Block Mittens

Hello friends!
It's been a productive week here at at SLD HQ :-) I've released another pattern for everyone to enjoy :-)

The Colour Block Mittens are fast and easy to make and only use a small amount of each yarn colour. Perfect for using up all those little bits of beautiful left over yarn from other projects :-) 
You can easily make a pair in a few evenings, so they are a perfect last minute gift :-) 
Knit in the round on double pointed means in one piece, so there are no seams to sew to finish the project :-)Yippee! 
Easily customisable too! 
These mittens will quickly become a favourite “go to” pattern.

And you don't even have to have matching colour blocks on each mitten, you could simply use all the little bits of left over yarns hanging around in your stash!

Materials: 
Set of 4mm double pointed needles 
50-55m DK/8 ply yarn in Colour A (Cuff & Thumb Tip) 
50-55m DK/8 ply yarn in Colour B (Palm & Thumb Gusset) 
50-55m DK/8 ply yarn in Colour C (Finger Section) 
3 stitch markers 
Tapestry Needle for Weaving in yarn ends

Size: Designed to fit an average women’s hand. The mitten is quite stretchy & will accommodate a variety of sizes. The length is easily customisable.

Tension/Gauge: 22 stitches & 30 rows = 10cm (4”)

The pattern is available via Ravelry, Etsy and Craftsy!

You can also find finished mittens in my store HERE :-)

xo Shara

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Undergrowth Mitts

 Hello friends!
I have only recently discovered the joys of Tunisian crochet and I am wondering why I never really dabbled in it in the past.
Tunisian crochet is a lot more versatile than I previously thought and it allows you to make some very interesting stitches and fabrics that are not achievable with regular crochet.
I made these fingerless mitts from some 100% Australian wool that I have hand dyed, and I used a double ended Tunisian crochet hook so I could work in the round.
I was lucky enough to be given the hook as a gift, and although the hook came with instructions on how to use it they weren't particularly useful. After struggling with the instructions for an hour I finally figured out the technique once I got rid of the instructions and just used my intuition :-) Sometimes this is the best way to get things done :-)
Despite it taking me some time to figure out the technique, it's not actually any hard than regular Tunisian crochet :-)
As you can see in the picture below, it creates a very interesting stitch pattern. The fabric is thick and warm and squishy :-)
I didn't use a pattern to make these gloves, I just adapted my own standard fingerless mitt pattern to the Tunisian technique.

These fingerless mitts are available in my online store HERE

Knitting Weather

Hello friends!

It's Easter Monday and the weather has suddenly turned very Wintery! An icy wind is blowing down through the hills, the rain is making a marvellous racket on the tin roof. It's perfect weather for snuggling up indoors with some knitting.

At the moment I'm working on the Manayunk Cardigan by Kate Gagnon Osborn. The pattern is beautifully written.

I'm using a Merino/Angora/Silk blend yarn in storm cloud grey & ivory, and it feels amazing. I wish it was already finished so I could be wearing it today!! :-)

Max the dog is keeping me company while I'm knitting :-)

Sideways Glove Pattern

For quite a long time now I have been wanting to make gloves with fingers but have really struggled to find an easy, quick pattern that is knit on 2 needles... So I wrote my own pattern :-)
These gloves are knit sideways, in garter stitch only, on 2 straight needles, so they are dead easy! They knit up pretty fast, I can make a pair in an evening of t.v. watching. They're a good small project to take with you when you're on the go as well. I have knit a few pairs while I have been on the train or bus, and the whole lot, needles, yarn etc fits easily into my bag. You can use up all your little bits of left over yarn as well, so it makes a great stash busting project :-)
I wrote the pattern using the "trial and error" method and have also made a pattern for a 4-ply version. I made the 4 ply version in the Noro Kureyon Sock yarn and they look fabulous! I just need to get around to photographing them so I can show you :-)
I've listed the pattern for the 8 ply (DK, Sport Weight) version in my DaWanda store HERE Etsy store HERE