January 13, 2013

• Mitten Weather

  Currently Downton Abbey: Complete Seasons 1 & 2 (6 Discs) By Elizabeth McGovern Hugh Bonneville see related It's cold enough to wear mittens! I had an old moth eaten cardigan that I felted with the purpose of recycling it into something different.  I saw a picture on pinterest about cutting mittens out of old felted sweaters and I just couldn't wait to try. However, with most seemingly easy projects that I've encountered, there is a learning curve.  I carefully did the chalk outline of my left hand and then discovered that I couldn't outline my right hand.  Then cutting out around the thumb proved to be a problem for me and the bottom fabric was mangled in the process therefore making one mitten unusable.  So in essense, I effed up the whole project. However, the sleeves of the cardigan came to the rescue and I made attempt number two.  This time there would be no red reindeers on the mittens but I could live with that. Lessons learned in no particular order:   1: Make a cardboard template. 2: Use pins. 3: Button the cardigan before felting otherwise the buttonholes will become too small. 4: After cutting out the pieces, be sure to save the buttons.

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