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Saturday 25 February 2017

My Sparkly Mittens


I have knitted myself some fingerless mittens, and have gone for elegant black with a bit of sparkle. I just love this wool.

Two of my local wool shops have closed recently, and in the town where I live that does not leave a lot of choice. (I guess it is so easy to buy wool online these days.) There is still the famous "never knowingly undersold" department store, and although it has a fairly big choice, is not particularly good value. 

So when I occasionally see wool in any other shop I always have a good look. This wool was from Poundland, although unusually I think it may have been £2 a ball. Totally acrylic, but for gloves something hard-wearing and washable seems like a good thing. What I love is the flecks of sparkle. Did you know it is really hard to photograph sparkle, but I hope you can see it.

 

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9 comments:

  1. Caroline26 February 2017 at 10:46

    These look really cool!! Nice work there.

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  2. Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD26 February 2017 at 14:14

    Love the yarn you've used and can't beat a fingerless glove. I'm super excited by your sleeves in the first pic - I want whatever you're wearing ;D #handmademonday

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    1. Ginx Craft26 February 2017 at 14:27

      Ha, ha. It is a hand-me-down from my sister's step daughter, given to my daughter, but she didn't want it, so I nabbed it. It is a really pretty cardigan, and I am quite happy to be a "Second-Hand Rose".

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  3. Carolee Crafts26 February 2017 at 22:35

    So pretty and love the sparkle

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  4. Carie @ Space for the Butterflies28 February 2017 at 23:33

    They look very cute, and who would have thought of Poundland for wool - what a find!

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  5. karen1 March 2017 at 05:40

    I love the bit of sparkle! I am lucky that I have one local yarn shop. I try to buy from there every so often. I do love going to the out of town ones that carry more yarns to my tastes.

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  6. Teresa B1 March 2017 at 06:46

    They look great! You did a wonderful job, and I do love the yarn. Thank you for sharing at The Really Crafty Link Party this week. Pinned!

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  7. Sum of their Stories3 March 2017 at 03:12

    Very classy.
    We have the same problems here, one great but tiny wool shop in our city and a large craft superstore with a limited but slightly pricy selection (although their offers can be great) I've found some of our local charity shops get wool in now and again but it can be a bit hit and miss. We have a Aldi that sometimes has wool too and I've heard good things but not tried it myself yet.
    I do buy online but sometimes you want to feel it first don't you? Or is that just me?!

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  8. Descabdello4 March 2017 at 08:49

    So elegants! Congrats!

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