Christmas is Early
I’m afraid that my gift to you this year has some assembly required.
Surprise! It’s a garland!
Smitten (a Holiday Garland) is now available as a free download at KnitPicks.com.
I knit a mitten a day for most of October. After I memorized the pattern (around mitten number 6), they took me about an hour each. Marcia, my Top Secret Test Knitter, says that her first one took about twice that long – but she was correcting my mistakes at the same time. Long Story Short: If you want 24, it’s time to get started!
This was my “Guess what’s next?” picture that I never posted.
If you don’t need an advent calendar, put letters on the mittens and spell something festive or seasonal like “Let it snow!” Or use them for ornaments. Or money holders. They are about 4.5″ from finger tip to cuff so small toys, treats or jewelry will fit neatly inside.
Bendy doll by Princess Nimble Thimble.
Happy holidays! If you make something with the pattern, I’d love to see it in the Smitten Flickr Group.
November 5th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
Hmm…that just *might* induce me to pull out some needles and yarn and see if I remember how to do that there knitting! Too cute!!
November 5th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
i do not knit, but i am a beginner with crochet. this year, i want to have a more simple christmas tree. looking at your garland, i realized, i can make long chains for our tree
thanks for the inspiration 
November 5th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
This is beautiful!!!! I think I just found my next knitting project
November 5th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Adorable!! What a great idea, Emily.
November 5th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Super cute! I like the fun colors too!
November 5th, 2010 at 6:14 pm
This pattern is SO MUCH FUN to knit. Oh, the possibilities!!!!
November 5th, 2010 at 6:41 pm
hmmm…mittens have no religious symbolism (that I know of) I could totally get away with knitting a bunch in blue and white and call it a Chanukah garland…Next year of course. Chanukah starts Dec 1 this year. YIKES!
November 5th, 2010 at 8:11 pm
OOh, little ornaments I could knit for present garnishes, nice!
November 5th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
how cute!!!
November 5th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
What a great idea, too cute! Plus it can stay all winter!
November 6th, 2010 at 8:35 am
So cute! I love the Smitten!
November 7th, 2010 at 6:00 am
Perfect name for these.
My first thought was “I think I need to learn to knit.” I don’t know if my personal knitter can keep up with my requests seeing as how she has a life outside of my suggested knitting projects.
November 7th, 2010 at 10:53 am
What a great idea!! *runs off to download the pattern*
November 7th, 2010 at 10:13 pm
The mitten garland is darling! As slow a knitter as I am, and with so much other gift knitting pressing for my time, I know I’d not get enough knit for a garland. However, this pattern is very timely for me. I’m involved in an online ornament swap drawing. The mitten, which will make a cute ornament in itself, will be a good size to tuck a smaller ornament inside, and maybe even a candy treat. Thanks for sharing!
November 8th, 2010 at 11:07 am
So cute! Love, love, love!
Cora
November 9th, 2010 at 12:53 am
ACK! I want to learn to knit just so I can make this. I just LOVE it!! Totally LOVE IT!!! You are so talented emily.
November 10th, 2010 at 11:20 am
So cute, pattern is downloaded and ready to print. Not sure it will be done by *this* Christmas…
Thank you.
November 11th, 2010 at 10:16 am
I love this, Emily! What an adorable idea, and I know just the colors I want to use. This year, a few for present decoration, and next year an advent calendar for my nephew. Thanks so much for sharing, I’ll post pictures once I’m done!
November 16th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
OH MY GOD. I have to make this right now now now now now now.
November 21st, 2010 at 11:45 am
I finished my first one and added it to Ravelry and the flickr group. Here’s the link on Ravelry in my projects: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/talkstostrangers/smitten-a-holiday-garland
November 21st, 2010 at 8:33 pm
…pant…pant…pant…Done! Will try to post a pic tomorrow, since it’s dark out now! The next challenge… finding enough things to fill 24 little mittens