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| Matchy-matchy mittens |
Did I say something about matching mother-daughter mittens awhile back? Well that thought, originally written in jest, wouldn't leave me alone. I had dreams about them. So I dove in head first and made four pair. One for me, and one for each of my older girls. The baby is still too little to get a pair of mittens, but I have extra materials to make her a pair in a couple years. And my husband, as the father to four girls, can certainly appreciate a rainbow, but passed on having a pair of rainbow mittens for himself. Understandable.
The fabric for these is entirely upcycled clothing - a striped, cotton sweater for the mitten back, turquoise polar fleece for the palm, and black polar fleece for the lining. Two fabrics came from sweaters at the thrift store, and the third from my closet (no, not the sweater thankfully - I could never pull something that bold off!) They are not windproof, or waterproof, so will only work for winter car trips and early fall weather, but damn they turned out cute.
They came together in two days - cutting on one day and sewing/assembly on the other. Easy peasy. I plan to slip these under the tree for the girls to find Christmas morning.
As the title notes, this is the first of a few posts that I will dedicate to highlighting the ways we (my husband and I) made this a special handmade holiday for our family and friends. Stay tuned - there's woodworking, knitting, drawing and sewing coming your way!
Now, where did I put those mitten clips?
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