Later this week I’ll be flying across country to visit my parents and sister since my dad is celebrating his birthday on Sunday. Since winter is coming, I thought I’d knit up some cute mittens to give to the adorable children of my sister’s best friend—a girl and a boy.
I have had my heart set on making them Morehouse Merino Buggy Mitts. These mittens don’t have to be super warm (these kids live in Las Vegas) and I want them to be durable and easy care, so I got an assortment of brightly colored Vanna’s Choice acrylic yarn at my local Michaels store.
I made the first mitten this weekend—a ladybug version for the little girl.
I followed the pattern’s smallest size for stitch counts, but improvised with fewer rows than it called for because it seemed too narrow. The center stripe and spots are duplicate stitch, which I normally substitute with less wonky looking intarsia, but in this case I figured the duplicate stitch would make the mitten less likely to pull apart with hard use.
I’m happy with how the mitten looks. It just needs some crochet antennae at the top. However, as soon as I finished sewing spots, an interesting thought occurred to me—this mitten looks huge! It is about half the size of my hand. I have no idea if it will fit a one-year-old, but I think it will be enormous.
So I’ve decided I’m taking this one mitt with me as a sample to let the kids try. These mittens take next to no time (I think I had this one done in an hour or so). Once I get a better idea of how small the kids’ hands are, I’ll go from there. Either way, this mitt will get a mate…it just might end up going to live with a bigger little girl than the one I intended. I’m looking forward to making the boy’s pair: orange, green, blue, and red stripes with buggy eyes!
Hmm, now I’m wondering if I’m too old for my own Buggy Mitts.
OMG, what great mittens! They are so feakin’ cute it makes me want to be a kid again! Good job!