Midwinter sale at socksandmittens

 

Mid winter sale at socksandmittens on Etsy! Get 10% off on any item in my shop January 15- February 1, 2024. No coupon code needed! Stop by to see if you need anything at https://socksandmittens.etsy.com

 

Father's Day gift ideas June 2020

With Father's Day approaching, I've decided to combine some gift ideas I am offering in my shops.

So here is 1 handmade (knit fingerless gloves from www.socksandmittens.etsy.com) and 7 vintage items which I think would be fun to give and to get (listed at www.agardencottage.etsy.com). 

Those are not your everyday items! Please follow the links to purchase or visit my shops to see more

Wilton Armetale decorative plate "Health, Love and Wealth, And Time to enjoy them" USA

2 ingot cards 24 k gold, 1 grain each. Foremost Wine Society 1981

Rubber training knives USA set of 2

Foldable magnifier with a metal stand Germany

Individual mixing glass, perfect for a home bar mixology

Commemorative sterling silver medal coin George C Wallace Franklin Mint 1974 presidential candidate memorabilia 

Knit fingerless gloves. Available for a custom order in different size or color.

Vintage art glass globe paperweight Glass Eye 1992

What's new at Socksandmittens/ Inspired by Renaissance Fair. Spring 2015

This year we've got lots of new pretty yarns in alpaca, wool, cashmere and cotton. Some of yarns are even hand spun and hand dyed! Many of these we bought in small quantities so this coming season for us will be filled with OOAK items. The yarns are gorgeous and every one of these has a different feel. Every pair of gloves we made from these we are trying to bring the best qualities of yarn.

For example, this pair was knit from the yarn I bought during Renaissance Festival here in Phoenix:

The wool came from the lovely alpaca farm in Tuscon, AZ area. It was hand spuned there and later dyed with alkanet root. The dye gave it such a pretty lavender grey color! I also love that the yarn has un even thickness so the gloves we made have a very pretty texture.

We had chance to see how these yarns are made so it was so inspiring. I am almost ready to experiment with natural dyes myself!

The medieval festival gave us another idea, too. Historically, the clothing people wore were mostly made with single colors you can find in nature and the simple patterns were used. So we create a couple of new patterns for men's fingerless gloves for our shop. This pair has a longer ribbed cuff:

This pair seems to be simple but it has some different finishing touches:

Despite the simple look, they are not easy to make but I am really happy with how the gloves turned out. They are made in modern time for modern people but they still have this wonderful rustic feel in them!

The other yarns we got are also gorgeous and we are happily working on our new projects. We will probably list the warmer items at the end of summer but please visit our socksandmittens shop any time to see if there is anything you like to order or purchase a ready made item. 

Warm hands, warm heart

This Fall and winter season is so unusually cold for our warm state. I constantly need something warm over my shoulders and a cup of hot tea. The weather is still very pleasant, just the right temperature for warm and cozy things.

The warm and cozy mittens for those, who have real winters are already in our socksandmittens shop. 

We choose mostly traditional Christmas red, white and green shades to make these but we also have some other pretty colors. 

 

Please visit our shop to see if there is something you'd like to purchase for yourself or give as a gift for your loved ones.

 

As always, we have some warm and practical fingerless gloves for men and women. Stay warm this winter!

Knit and crochet while on vacation

Of course, we had time for our favorite hobbies while on vacation. My mom was one busy knitter (as always) and I was making some crochet snowflakes for our Christmas tree. The pine forest, meadows and river near by our friends house were a great inspiration for these cold-time-projects!

 The one thing we were missing was some colorful yarns from our home stash. The ideas were floating in the air, we just had to grab them!

I wrote many of those ideas down. We are home now and have plenty of  time for this creative side of us. I like to visit places but I also love to be home!