Mittens from Sweaters

Years ago when I was going through my late son’s clothes, I came across a thick, wool Abercrombie and Fitch sweater that his sister loved to borrow. I was never a fan of scratchy wool, but she had loved it.

It looked as if it had been washed and had shrunk. What do do with it now? I’d seen pictures of mittens made from sweaters, and figured it couldn’t be that hard.

My first smittens

Of course, this was pre-Pinterest, the source how-to source to make just about anything. I was on my own. The...