Yes, I'm still on my journey to rediscover knitting. But it has not been without its detours.
Specifically, the purl stitch was giving me fits.
However, I persevered and finished my first project yesterday while sitting in my rocker and listening to the
Nebraska/Minnesota game on the radio.
Nebraska/Minnesota game on the radio.
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| Poetic Mini Gauntlets |
You can find the pattern for these gauntlets here.
The yarn is Cherry Cola, made by Red Heart.
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On Friday, thanks to Karen at This Old House 2, I made these
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| Candy Corn Cookies |
They are delicious, addictive and most importantly, my husband loves them.
Please go visit my friend, Karen.
Not only has she decorated her beautiful country home (and blog) for the upcoming holiday,
Karen has (the recipe for Candy Corn Sugar) cookies.
Sharing with
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68 Comments:
I love your hand warmers! Way to go girl!
Beautiful hand warmers. The choice in yarn is wonderful.
I adore your new header.
I will go check out your friends blog. :)
I love the hand warmers, I just wish I could knit.......
The cookies look yummy too.
I'm proud to be a followers of yours now!!
Gill in Canada
you go with your knitting, purling, baking self! me, i shall stay out of the domestic arts as much as possible!
This color scheme is SO CUTE!! I love that they are knitted in garter stitch. Did you knit them flat or in the round? A beautiful job!!
LOVE those fingerless gloves!!! If you ever sell them, I'm a buyer. Let me know! and thank you, dear friend :-)
Those are great hand warmers!
The knitting pattern through down the gauntlet and you were able to pick it up and run with it. Well done! I find that the instruction "@&%!" is an integral part of every knitting pattern I ever attempt.
Congratulations on your hand warmers. Fantastic job! :)
Those warmers would be great. Some days my hands feel so cold! With these, I could keep on working. :)
Love those handwarmers!
Wonderful photos - makes me feel warm and fuzzy! and that candy corn . . . yeeummm!
Those are really cool! I like how your fingers are still exposed so that you can 'use' them!
I saw that recipe and it looked so good but I haven't tried them.
You are good at knitting! Very nice.Great composite colors :o)
I love those glove warmers. I haven't a clue how to knit, but I have four different kinds of knitting needles sitting on my bureau! Great job.
Very nice, glad you saved some of those cookies
Nancy, love your hand warmers. A friend made me three pair and I don't think I've had them off since she gave them to me. Where did you get your pattern. I do knit, a little, nothing major. I think I could maybe make these.
YAY! I love your handwarmers! they turned out so ocute, I love the colors too! those cookies look delicioso!
Oh how I love the yarn you used - it's gorgeous! I have been thinking I need to get some of those - but it's not quite cold enough here yet.
Good for you, I love the colors you chose too. Let us see the scarf if you have enough yarn to make it. I will check out Karen's blog now, the cookies look delicious.
I can knit... I just have a lot of trouble reading/following patterns.. #@*&! They give me fits! But I love your hand warmers! You did great!!
Great knitting and candy corn cookies ~ Yum! ~ namaste, Carol ^_^ ( A Creative Harbor and Share the Creative Journey)
Those hand warmers are neat, and the cookies look great! I really like the tone of these : )
Your photos are great. I love the colours of your yarn. I recently learned to knit but I don't have much time at present to practise. I've only graduated to my 2nd style of dishcloth and I've made a couple pair of chldren's slippers. I find I need time to learn new patterns. I love a simple dishcloth pattern. I find it relaxing to make as I rest.
I can limp through crochet but knitting didn't stick.
These are wonderful...and will come in handy.
Nancy, I love your knitted gloves! That's something I never really learned, but would love to someday. Oh, and I just visited the link to get that recipe - how fun and thanks for passing it on!!
Fine job on the hand warmers! The yarn you picked, seems perfect!
Love those gauntlets. Also love the look of those cookies. Nice.
I love the colors, and the hand warmers looks so warm! I saw someone driving a few days ago that was knitting--They had their hands stuck through the top of the steering wheel and there was what looked like a scarf draped on the dash...Talk about multi-tasking--We were all going 70+ -- YIKES!!!
Candy Corn cookies and newly knit gloves - you've been very busy on your day "off" from blogging!
Those hand warmers are amazing! I haven't knitted since I was a young teen. I wouldn't even know how to start anymore, so I'm very impressed by anyone who can actually make anything.
great gloves. i'm an obsessive fingerless glove knitter, but haven't had a lot of time to knit lately.
Oh now I must go on Etsy and find some hand warmers like yours. Because there is absolutely no way I am going to ever learn to knit a pair for myself.
The handwarmers are wonderful! Beautifully done, Nancy! (BTW...didn't Nebraska beat Minnesota instead of Wisconsin?)
They look very beautiful. And the colors too add to the beauty. Have a fabulous week ahead Nancy:)
@Evelyn -- you are so right! I don't know why I wrote Wisconsin. I've corrected it. Senior moment. :)
Wristwarmers.
Couldn't live without them. Both indoors and out.
Mine are pure thick mulberry silk, and I sew little beads on them to cheer me up when the weather is bad.
I usetiny round needles so as not to have a seam at all.
Wonderful photos, lovely perspectives!!
Yummy yummy looking cookies... they almost look like lollies!!
I have not done it since my primary school, I do not know whether I still can...
love these gauntlets... i am about to learn knitting.. so wish me luck ; )- i `ll need it!
Those are soo beautiful! A matching scarf would be nice.
I used to crochet, I've never knitted. I want to pick up crocheting again, soon.
Lori
Your handwarmers look great as do your sweets. Yummy.
Nancy, I LOVE those fingerless gloves!! I tried making apair last year, and to say they were a disaster was an understatement :-(
Thank you for sharing this today at The Creative Exchange. I am off to check out those cookies, since my son loves candy corn.
Have a great day!
lisa.
your handwarmers turned out cute! i want to make those cookies but i have a question on the loaf pan, what size did you use?
Your handwarmers look great!
Oh yes, I saw those cookies over at Karen's....
I have zero patience for knitting. Nope none. I'll let the masters do it and I reap the benefits...a.k.a my mother ;)
@ Tanya, I used a regular 9 X 5 1/2 inch loaf pan. The cookies will be on the small side.
uummm you were suppose to be "off" yesterday?!? but instead you turned in to martha stewart and made marvelous things!!
the handwarmers are gorgeous, i love the colors!!
You've been busy, so in love with those fingerless gloves.
Those candy corn cookies look so good! Also, you're way ahead of me on knitting. I only know how to crochet, but I want to learn how to knit.
I want a pair! Those cookies look delicious; my husband and his friends went to that game and left at half time, needless to say they were cheering for the gophers.
Oh I love those gloves! Perfect for holding the camera in winter!
I'm a new knitter and that project looks do-able and oh, so cute!!! Beautiful colors in that yarn. Your cookies look too yummy. I may have to stay away from those :)
Hands on mug- what a perfect autumn image! And I love the candy corn shot. Yum!
Really like the mix of colours in the yarn you chose:- and I also think you made a great choice of what to knit so you can see them easily snd be proud (and warm) of your achievement.
Candy corn cookies that sounds really good!
Yellow
What a great project! The gauntlets are lovely and warm-looking.
LOVE the gauntlets! I may have to knit myself a pair for sitting at my computer.
Yummy, cookies..have not tried that kind yet:)
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Those gauntlets are adorable! I didn't even know there was such a thing...love learning new things! Candy corn was my favorite candy for Halloween. The cookies must be scrumptious. They certainly look divine!
Just lovely!!
You are invited to taste some of the yummy yellow at my page. Have a great week!
Loving the fingerless gloves and the cookies look delicious.
I think I will be staying away from the cookies though, I would end up eating way more than I should :)
Thanks for sharing!
you know Nancy, I don't get around to your blog as often as I'd like, but I have to say this. every time I visit, your blog is more beautiful, if that's possible. I'm blown away - by your photos, your talents, your everything! happy week to you...
look at you - you did it!! learning to purl was hard for me too. your little fingerless gloves turned out great though!
such delightful photos! I feel so hungry after looking at those yummy cookies! :)
We are knitters is this house from scarves to sweaters to mittens to throws. Jim just finished a blanket for the men's shelter...they were so thankful. love the colour choice for your project...keep up the K and P..ing.....I'm sure you'll get the scarf completed!
awesome hand warmers!
such lovely colours!
they look delicious
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