Free Pattern: Align Mitts

I’ve been a little mitt-obsessed lately. I think that’s because fingerless gloves are something I use all the time when it’s cold outside. And even when it’s not. My hands are cold a lot and I love to have a little something to slip on that still allows me to work at the computer or knit.

These Align Mitts from Pink Brutus Knits are really cute and easy to work. They’re knit in the round from the bottom up and feature a ribbed section on the hand that makes them super-stretchy and ensures a snug fit. They use a small amount of sock yarn, so if you have some left over from a project or just have more sock yarn stash than you can ever possibly work into socks (who, me?) this is a great little project.

I also love the knitter, Courtney’s enthusiasm and excitement about this project, the first mitts she’s knit for herself. Definitely a thing worth getting excited about.

Have you knit anything for yourself lately? Spill it!

[Photo by Pink Brutus Knits.]

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Not too long ago I was seeing a crochet pattern for a glasses holder shaped like a bear all over the Internet. It was super cute, and also useful as a place to put your glasses on your bedside table instead of just throwing them somewhere random.

This project stewed in my brain for a little while and I decided I needed to make a knit version, but I didn’t want to make a bear. If you know anything about me you might know that I’m a cat person, so of course my version had to be a cat.

The base is just a basic little basic worked from the center out to the desired size, then up the sides as long as you want them. Knit some ears and add embellishments to make it whatever kind of animal you want.

The way I figured out to work the base from the center out was to use a crochet cast on, which gives you an easier way to pick up stitches from the back of the cast on than if you worked a more traditional cast on for a knitting project. It’s kind of fun to do things in a different way from time to time.

This little project is adorable if I do say so myself, and even as a plain little basket not made into an animal it’s a cute way to keep your glasses or other little things in one place. I’m tempted to make one for my desk to hold pens or even little little scissors and sewing needles that are always on my desk but somehow always seem to get lost on my desk.

If you need a little holder for your glasses on your table, check out the pattern at Our Daily Craft.

[Photo: Our Daily Craft]

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