Jillian’s Spinning: More on the Mitten

My mittens aren’t done,but there has been progress. The solution was simple and suggested by Sarah and byneedleandthread in last week’s comments – stem stitch.

Stitchin’ mitten

It’s an easy stitch and it sits beautifully on top of  knitted fabric. I need to work on making stitches even and not pulling too hard when I stitch.

I didn’t draw my lines on the mittens, but placed stitch markers where I thought the lines should end. I’m all about easy.

Here’s a closer peek:

Stem stitch

 

Did you get your sale classes from Craftsy yet? The $19.99 or less sale goes until December 25. I have three I’m going to try to watch over the next couple of weeks while I spin and knit: a rigid heddle weaving class about adding texture,  Mexican cooking and a beginner-ish sewing class.

Weaving, Cooking and Sewing

 

It’s busy holiday time over at my house. We are a Christmas house and my kids are practically levitating with the excitement of family, friends and presents. I hope that no matter what holiday you celebrate everyone gets a chance to hug your people and maybe get a jammie day or two on the couch!