i *do* give a hoot!

[tygra]

when my sister requested a pair of mittens for her next gift, this pattern instantly came to mind. i'd seen it ages ago on ravelry, and you can find the original pattern on the kelbourne woolens blog (http://www.kelbournewoolens.com/giveahoot.html)

this is what they looked like before i sewed on the eyes:



i used two small plastic beads instead of buttons, just cuz i thought they looked nice, *and* they were already something i had in my stash of stuff



i’d been wanting to knit these ever since i saw the pattern, and now i finally had the perfect motivation. i used some old red heart soft touch yarn that i had left over from other projects, and i used US8 dpns for the whole thing. this was a surprisingly simple and mindless knit, and i was so excited to make them that i cast on right after getting off the phone with my sister (around 11pm i suppose), and had anticipated only knitting the first few rounds, but ended up knitting the whole first mitten in one go! i think i finished up around 12:30am or so. the only mod i made to the pattern is that i knit 12 rounds for the thumb, because 9 didn't seem to be enough. however i also recognize that i tend to knit VERY tightly. i’m ultra happy with how these turned out, and my sister *totally* adored them! she didn't take them off for the first full hour after she got them. and we were indoors. i LOVE it when people appreciate handknit goods. which she totally does because she's quite the little knitter too!

[how_german]

Very cute! Love the color too. 

[twylag]

those are so the most awesome mittens ever!  I have to go get the pattern and find some chichic yarn for it.  You did a great job with them

[Puppy_girl]

omg those are so awesome!! 

[tygra]

Very cute! Love the color too. 

thank you! the first pic is the most true to the real colour, as i took that one outdoors on a nice sunny day.

[Hellz Bellz]

These are really cool and it's amazing how you can change something so much with small beads!lol

Very nice ^_^

[BlairsBear]

cooooooool.  good call on the eyes

[stylinmommy]

These are adorable!  I can see why your sister loved them!!!

[McJulie-O]

Very clever! how amazing that the eyes totally make the owl shape jump out!

[michelleandherguitar]

Wow those are so pretty. I've been wanting to make those for a while, but I haven't gotten past the wrist of the first one, haha. You may have just given me inspiration to start knitting them again. I really love that color, it's so pretty. And I like your beads better than the buttons too. Awesome job!