mmmm, very schmancy. they somehow give me a 30s vibe...nice. you should post the pattern.

Dawn

(Let's face it, with 3 kids under 6, 2 bulldogs and one hubbie, crochet... it's a sanity thing.)

dc's are trebles in disguise!!

This is my favourite shrug from:

http://www.hometown.aol.com/tepperleen/page6.html

 I've made it in a dk wool mix, and in this dk cotton, got orders for Christmas off my mum, it's fun to crochet; starting at one arm and incorporting the back and second arm in one piece. Add on the collar and cuffs, and appart from weaving in, you have no sewing up to do!!

Katiex

Oooh, pretty mitts! I made a pair of utilitarian mitts last winter to keep my hands warm while I net surfed. Yours are so much more glamorous.

I love your shrug/sweater. I've been wanting to make something like that.

Wow! beautiful shrug, beautiful mitts! I made some fingerless mitts because my hands get cold. They don't match but who cares. BEADING, though, what a great idea! these are practically jewelry!

I'd love to see a picture that shows someone wearing the shrug; how is it to wear?

Hmm, I love that shrug too! So many plans, so little time.

Those are cute! I've seen lots of patterns for fingerless mitts and am going to attempt some soon. My office is always freezing, and I really need to keep my fingers warm!

I have really small hands and all the patterns I tried increased too much too early. So I'm just making mine up as I go. The nice thing is that I can put it on row by row and adjust as i go.

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CUTEE. I just love the mitts!

I am sort of a beginner, so please bear with me!!

I hope this doesn't tread on any toes, but as I have my fingerless mittens in my coat pocket (drafty Victorian building + lots of typing = desperately cold hands at this time of year!), I thought I'd jot down the pattern. I made it up as I went along, so apologies for any errors - I'm typing this out from memory!

I crocheted in a round, with a slip stitch to join and no turning (except for one or two rows where I've indicated to turn).

Row 1 - Ch 21, join with a sl st. Ch 2.
Row 2 - Sc 20. Ch 2.
Row 3 - Repeat row 2.
Row 4 - Sc 18. Ch 2. Turn (leaving the last two sts unworked to make a hole for your thumb).
Row 5 - Sc 18. Ch 2. Turn.
Row 6 - Sc 20. Ch 2.
Row 7 - Repeat row 6.
Row 8 - Dec 3 sts from row (I just did it every 5 sts or so), sc 17. Ch 2
Row 9 - Dec 1 sts, sc 16. Finish off.

Sorry it's a bit of a vague pattern! I did it with hand spun merino on (I think) a 6mm hook. I have super tiny hands, so go up a hook size or two or increase a few stitches to suit your hand size. I tried them on as I went, so you may need to do a few more rows until you get to the thumb hole. They're also quite short (just to my wrist bone) so add on a few rows at the bottom, or add a cuff. You can also do a more fancy stitch, but I was aiming for a basic mitten so I could let the yarn speak for itself (it's a riot of beautiful colours).

ETA: Found a picture of my mittens! http://www.flickr.com/photos/_miggins_/1498833355/

Miggins, Your pattern and photos would do nicely in the Patterns section on this site.

dc's are trebles in disguise!! a re-work of favourite shrug in a mohair/acrylic mix; did it with a curly collar, for a bit of luxury, really snuggly, but still bit glamorous lol

kathx

Eh there!
I love your wrist warmers.
I made some too. Can't live without. Always wearing them! They're just a tube of HDC, really, with a thumbhole at the third last row.

Whoa! Where have I been? I haven't posted anything lately.

These are my fingerless mittens made with Rowan cotton glace. I pretty much just winged it.

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