New at Socksandmittens, The fingerless gloves

If you visited our shop recently you probably noticed that there are some new pairs of gloves listed. They are all made from quality wool & acrylic blend yarn and they are great to use in spring or fall or areas with milder weather.

The multicolored ones are made from imported Italian yarns. 

We do not have it any more so these 3 pairs are one of a kind. 

 The yarn is 70% merino wool and 30% acrylic. 

The pair we called Pumpkin is also made from a blended yarn that is 70% wool and 30% acrylic. The uneven thread has that silky feeling and slightly different thickness. This provides a pretty glove texture in this design.

The pair in Persian green is made of chunky blend yarn that is 50% wool and 50% acrylic. Gorgeous color, isn't it?

We always recommend you hand wash your wool or wool blend products in lukewarm water for longer use because it is natural for wool to felt under intensive wash and high temperatures. To dry just lay them flat on a clean towel.

Ode to a pumpkin

What would you do with your pumpkin?

 You can put it on your porch and celebrate a Fall with it's bright color.

 You can cook it and enjoy the sweet flavor.

You can carve it and put a candle in it to scare the evil spirits on Halloween night.

 You can draw a picture of it and maybe, make a greeting card.

 You can make a colorful pumpkin-like beads and put it on a chain to make a necklace or a pair of earrings.

 Or simply knit with the pretty pumpkin colored yarn and enjoy the warmth of your hand knit creation!

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!

... and the Lucky Winner is...

Kathryn from Dyche Designs!

The item of her choice is hand knit coffee cup cozy in pumpkin!

Congratulations, Kathryn! Your new coffee cup is ready to ship and will be sent tomorrow!

Thank you for participation in our Giveaway which held place at the Russian Etsy Team Blog from April 29 to May 5, 2010!