In the mood for color

Believe it or not, inspiration does not always have romantic roots. Sometimes it just comes from looking at something simple and admiring its colors, at least this is how it works for me.

We went to a craft shop the other day and I stopped by their buttons. OMG! I love the all!

But one should be modest in your desires. I decided on yummy looking caramel colored buttons and simple but gorgeous purple ones.

I ran back to the yarn section and got some yarn too. That's how our new cup cozies were born!

This one reminds me of chilly mornings, looking through the window and cuddling in a blanket with some warm milk and honey:

 

This one reminds me of caramel, so please welcome, English Toffee!

The next one is great for a cup of lavender tea with a lavender shortbread cookie:

 Turquoise is simply my favorite color. We just came back from the Monument Valley and Grand Сanyon and we saw so many beautiful jewelry creations that were for sale at the local tribal exchange posts. So I am always adding just a little bit of turquoise color to brighten my day.

 

All of these cup cozies will be available at our SocksAndMittens shop this month. Please stop by if you have some time!

Christmas in July

One of our great customers, Debbie, contacted us recently with an order of man's cable knit socks she would like to give as a gift for Christmas. I love custom orders because this way we know exactly what a customer wants!

We worked on a design for a couple of days and came up with a new one.

We were trying to make our new man's socks look manly but comfortable and nice looking all at the same time. I am lucky to have two male critics in my home, my husband and my son. Everything we create for men to wear are passing their fussy inspection :)

Anyway, the socks came out great and Debbie also liked them. She was also very generous with sharing her Christmas butter ball cookie recipe with me. She is makes them every Christmas. I am very enthusiastic about cooking so of course, I baked them as soon as possible. Mmmm... best cookies ever!


They did not last very long, I baked late in the evening and they were gone the next morning! That's what cookies are for, right? :) Definitely a keeper recipe!


Thank you so much, Debbie, for your order, for the recipe and for making me feel like it's Christmas!

Knitted teapot cozy Strawberries and cream

I liked my new teapot cozy so much that I made another one.


These cozies reminding me of lots and lots of whip cream on strawberry shortcakes and cute little cupcakes. Perfect for the tea party!


I used an acrylic yarn in my project because it is easier to take care of and I relly love the colors.

So go visit my shop, it is there!

Valentines is in the air!

I had a nice long walk around our neighborhood yesterday and suddenly realized that things has changed. The households are getting ready for Valentines, there is a lot of reds and pinks in housing decor.
I've got so busy with our daily life that I did not even realized that it's time to think spring! These Valentines decorated houses were like a reminder for me.
Well, we did not forget about our customers and prepared a small collection of Valentines accessories. They are great for wearing any day you feel like having some mood lifting reds! They are cozy, cute and made with love!

A gift from the heart

What handmade gifts will you give to your friends and family this year?
I am stitching an alphabet pillow for a little girl, I am making some cup cozies for my coffee loving friends and I am making a dozens of little hearts to hang on our tree this year.
There is still time to make something unique - I'd like to hear what you think!

New at socksandmittens - knit mens hat

I just received a message from a customer who bought a gloves from us. He was wondering if we ever were thinking of making matching hats and scarves.

We did, in fact we are working on a hat design right now!

For you, guys - our new product, 100% wool men's hat which will match the gloves you purchased from us!

Available for a custom order right now in gray, dark olive or black, your choice!



Please contact us to discuss your order details!

Reusable knitted coffee cup cozy Pumpkin

There was a nice giveaway of 16 different items from a different sellers with a "Pick your own gift" idea. Our knitted Pumpkin cozy was among those 16.Unfortunately I did not save a link to that giveaway but I collect whatever people say about our cozy. So here it is:

- That mug cozy is too cute!

- I love the mug cozy! One of my favorite things to do in the fall/winter is sit outside in the early early morning with a cup of coffee or tea and a warm cozy blanket, a mug cozy would go along with that perfectly!

- The mug cozy is so unique. I love it. As a needleworker, I can appreciate all the work which goes into it.

- All the listings are wonderful but I am smitten by the mug cozy by SocksandMittens...sweet!!

- I really covet that pumpkin mug cozy, makes me feel all warm and comforted just looking at it. I could even be persuaded to stop mourning summer if I won it ;-)

- I fall in love with those mug cozys every time I see one!! Love the color too!

- The mug cozy in orange is absolutely adorable and would be pretty useful too. I can't tell you how many times I've had to grab hot mugs with a towel or potholder to keep from burning myself!

- I'm thinking that the pumpkin mug cozy would look really fab around my Starbucks cup!

- I'm in love with the orange knitted coffee mug coozie... so adorable. Sure would come in handy on these chilly fall nights when I'm sipping my chai tea ;)

The lovely idea of collecting 16 items for the giveaway belongs to Nastya from BlueberryCream.

Thank you, Nastya!

If you would like to purchase this cup cozy please visit our shop!

Our organic headband made it to the Etsy Front Page!

Our organic cable knit headband in off white color made it yesterday to the Front Page on Etsy!

This listing was a part of a gorgeous treasury BlueberryCream made - thank you so much, Anastasia!

The other members of this list are:
WhetherPaperworks
SpaGoddess
YuliyaArt
Katrineshine
FunEmbroidery
Grazim
Appetitehome
drywell
CityCrochet
YuliaKazansky
DeDeMarie

New addition to a Socks collection at Socksandmittens

There is more new hand knit socks are in our store - please visit! If you don't see the size you like - please let me know, we love CUSTOM ORDERS!
Click here to visit Socksandmittens on Etsy!