Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Work-in-Progress Wednesday


As promised I'm working on Smitten - A Holiday Garland. Mittens 1 to 16 are done. Mittens 17, 18 and 19 are knit but the finishing is still to be done. Mitten 20 is on the needles in Briggs and Little Anniversary Twist.

Over the last several weeks I've mused about how to number these mittens. Up until a couple of days ago I was resigned to duplicate stitching the numbers in a contrasting colour ... but then I found this. Cream coloured numbers have been ordered and are expected any day!

Just four more mitts to go and I'm determined to finish this week. I'm so looking forward to the part where I can just think about all the fun little things to put in them :)

It's work-in-progress Wednesday; be sure to check the links at Tami's Amis for all the updates!

23 comments:

Karen said...

Your garland is going to be so cute and festive! I love the idea of felt numbers. They're going to be perfect.

Anonymous said...

Those numbers are perfect. Can't wait to see your finished garland.

Janet said...

Great colors for the mittens in your garland. Looking forward to seeing in finished.

Unknown said...

what a lovely idea, it's going to look so colourful and festive :-)

Stacey (FreshStitches) said...

Holy cow... that's a lot of mittens! Rock on!

Anonymous said...

Wow! You are early. I remember that I finished H. little advent sacks on the 29th of November last year ...
But, oh, how I would have loved a calendar made of self knitted gloves!

Sandy said...

Your garland is going to be soooooo adorable. The colors you've chosen make it bright and very cheery.

Unknown said...

That garland is just too cute! I personally have yet to ever finish a pair of mittens myself (some weird mental block) so it's extra impressive.

Unknown said...

Those are so cute! Can't wait to see the finished garland. So wintery!

Unknown said...

Well done, almost there :)
x

Andria said...

Oh that is just too cute! The felt numbers will be really nice. I love the holidays!

Babajeza said...

This is a lovely garland! :-)

Ginx Craft said...

Love the cute little mittens. Does something yummy go in them.

Unknown said...

I so applaud your stick-to-it-ness. I would have given up after about 3!

Spinster Beth said...

I can't picture this in my head, so I am looking forward to seeing it finished!

kathy b said...

WOw they will look amazing over a fireplace hearth

Unknown said...

That's a cute idea!

Renee said...

So cute! Looks like it'll be perfect for Christmas.

SarahFay said...

Your garland looks awesome! I gave up on mine but, see this makes me want to start again.

Carolyn said...

What a fab idea - I hadn't seen this before. Colours are lovely :-) - I look forward to seeing the FO!

Amy said...

Those are amazing. I love the idea of a mitten advent garland.

Stefanie said...

This garland is going to be so awesome! Those felt numbers are so neat.

Marie/Underground Crafter said...

What a cool garland, and I love that you plan to fill them!