Some of you may be wondering why I had scraps of wool sweaters lying
around to make Lucy's Christmas Stocking with . . . I have been making WOOL MITTENS! They are so much fun to make and I absolutely love the way they turn
out! I gave a few as Christmas presents this year and some I am still
working on. They are so easy to make and it has let me fulfill my desire to discount shop, as the best place to get a variety of
fun colored wool sweaters is yard sales, Goodwill, etc. 
A co-worker was recently talking about how expensive handmade wool mittens were at a local shop and that it couldn't be too hard to make a pair. So I found a pattern online and adjusted it a bit to what worked for me and voila! After a couple test pairs of liners to get the sizing right, I started cranking out mittens! They are wool sweater material on the outside (after it has been washed in hot water/ soap and dried on high heat to shrink up the wool) and the inside is new polar fleece. So far I have made solid colored mittens with the exception of this one pair with the grey palms. Soon I might venture out into mixing and matching sweater colors to be a little more festive.
Bring it on, WINTER!
