I had an idea to create some mitts that laced up like a corset. My first attempt wasn't quite what I was visualising, but it's an interesting effect.
Unlike some other corset mitts I've seen, I decided to make the holes part of the glove rather than leaving an opening for lacing. This would hopefully avoid stretch in the edges of the knitting after lots of wear. They were quite fun to make :)
Giveaway closed - winner announced here
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Hi everyone, here is a mobius mitts giveaway ^_^
I've been working on adding thumbs to mobius mitts. This pair was worked with thinner yarn than my usual mitts then trimmed with handspun yarn from this batt. They are size large, pictured on my size small hand (so they look a bit oversize here).
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- Giveaway closes 31st October 8am (AEST)
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- International entries welcome
- Winner will be contacted and will need to reply to claim prize
One of a kind twined gloves made from a blend of my handspun yarn sourced from Inspiration Fibers with little highlights of bright blue firestar amid cream and brown wool combination, and Bendigo black yarn.
These gloves are double stranded which means they have no stretch and are sadly just a bit too small for me :(
**Yarn**
Handspun: cotton, bfl, peruvian wool, shetland and firestar
Black: pure Australian wool
**Size**
xtra small
16cm / 6.25in circumference around fingers & wrist
16.5 / 6.5in long
Finally convinced myself to sell these > the medium/large pair I knitted while writing the pattern. They're too big for me but I kept holding onto them :p Ruins - on etsy
“There, down the roofless wall did glow The zun upon the grassy vloor, An’ weakly-wandren winds did blow, Unhinder’d by a door” (The Castle Ruins - William Barnes)
-- Dreaming of castles in the mist and adventure? Ruins are the perfect gloves for the restless wanderer - patterned with three different textures broken by horizontal bands: ~ double layered top to keep hand cosy ~ basket weave around the wrist (see image two) ~ colour stranded broken writting
**Yarn** 100% Australian wool Colour as shown in first three images
**Size** Medium-large 9cm / 7.5' measured around the knuckles 22cm / 8.5' long
Only difference between right and left hands is a change in the thumb gusset where I was testing two different styles to find the best fit. Pop across to Etsy if you're interested
“There, down the roofless wall did glow The zun upon the grassy vloor, An’ weakly-wandren winds did blow, Unhinder’d by a door”
(The Castle Ruins - William Barnes)
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Dreaming of castles in the mist, and adventure? Ruins is an intermediate pattern, written for a knitter comfortable with a circular needle and the magic loop (or two circular needles).
With three sections using different techniques (stranded colour work, basket weave and layers) this pattern is perfect for the restless wanderer who quickly tires of repetitive patterns.
A good substitute - [Cascade 220 wool]
(although not DK, this yarn has been tested and knits up well for this pattern - see)
**Needle**
3.5mm circular
Please just contact me if you are having trouble deciding if this pattern is right for you. Alternatives are provided for the first two sections if you are finding the techniques too tricky
I have been playing with my stash trying to make some interesting colour combinations. Not sure how I feel about the green one, but I'm generally not really a green person so it's hard for me to judge:)
The Down Under Street Team (DUST), the Sydney Etsy Team, the MadeOnTheLeft
team from Perth, and the BrisStyle team have teamed up for a group sale -
Items are between 15-25% off until Jan 31st
If you'd like 15% off anything from Pixelated Mushroom enter the discount code AUSDAY upon checking out :)
To find other Australian sale items, use these links
It may take me a little while to catch up with messages now that I am actually on holiday from work. If you feel I may have missed your message please send it through again to remind me - it has been a crazy few months
More shiny things to show! These are my newest Mobius Mittens ^_^ I received a sample pack of Tarndwarncoort yarns and thought the aqua hand dyed Polwarth yarn would make a lovely feature on these grey and teal gloves. I will probably be making a few more pairs with this design The Mobius Mitts pattern has been tweaked again to make the increasing instructions a little more clear (download PDF). I am also planning another small update in the next few days to show how you are able to have the gloves slopping in opposite directions (as below) rather than the same direction as the pattern currently instructs. So check back if you are interested in this See more posts about mobius loops
Hello again,
It's the most beautifully sunny day so I don't want to spend too much time online, but thought I'd just tell you about how my stash monster and I have reached an agreement.
In my last two houses (really have to stop moving house so often!) my stash monster had lived on the floor greedily munching up the carpet space. This hanging shoe organiser has finally made my stash happily controllable in my BIR. I chose to sort by colour because of my amigurumi tendencies, but sorting by texture or yarn type could have also worked quite well. Hooray for cataloguing ^_^
Thanks also for all the suggestions coming through from the Mobius Mitts giveaway! I'm enjoying hearing what colours people think would go well together!
**Yarn** 
Most shops are planning to discount items by 15% between 8-9 December 
Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre Christmas Ornament
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