Our favorite little customer sent us some photos of her wearing her Marion's mittens and hat, so we just had to share! The hat's from last winter and it still fits due to the great stretch of the yarn we use.
Showing posts with label hats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hats. Show all posts
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Sunday, November 18, 2018
Busy November & Sign up for Savings!
We've been having a busy and fun November! The month kicked off with a wedding in the family and over the weekend we celebrated a milestone birthday. There hasn't been a whole lot of time for knitting but I've squeezed in just a little bit.
Our best and biggest sale is always during Black Friday / Cyber Monday weekend. Marion loves a coupon and always shops on sale, so we like to extend the opportunity to our loyal shoppers! Sign up to receive our biggest promo code of the year in your inbox.
THN Feature
The month kicked off with a guest blog post on the Hook Nook. I shared my strategies for selling handmade items when you also have a full time day job. Read the post.
Custom Knitting
No matter how many pairs of mittens we knit and keep stocked in our shop, someone's bound to request a custom order. This hat will be worn by a toddler during his family photo shoot over Thanksgiving! View Marion's Mittens on Etsy.
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Sunday, September 23, 2018
Knitting a Super Duper Custom Mittens, Hat, and Scarf Set
We love when customers reach out to us with custom ideas. Recently we had a request for a matching hat, scarf, and mittens set. The hat was similar to ones we already had (just a different color), but the scarf was a new design and the mittens needed to be in a size that didn't exactly match up with what we usually make. No problem! We were up to the challenge.
My aunt made the hat and scarf. She has been making these on her Addi knitting machine. It's still very much a handmade process: the yarn has to be fed onto the Addi, the machine is cranked by hand, the finished item has to be removed by hand, and then there is hand stitching to finish the garment.
Marion made the mittens, of course. They were for someone for small hands and so made to custom specifications with a short cuff.
We are always happy to take requests for customer orders. In the event that we can't make something - we'll tell you. But in most cases we are able to work with a customer's specifications. Customer orders take anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months to make and deliver. Timing depends on the season and how many other custom orders we've got in the queue.
My aunt made the hat and scarf. She has been making these on her Addi knitting machine. It's still very much a handmade process: the yarn has to be fed onto the Addi, the machine is cranked by hand, the finished item has to be removed by hand, and then there is hand stitching to finish the garment.
We are always happy to take requests for customer orders. In the event that we can't make something - we'll tell you. But in most cases we are able to work with a customer's specifications. Customer orders take anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months to make and deliver. Timing depends on the season and how many other custom orders we've got in the queue.
Check out what we've got in store
Request a custom order
Sunday, September 9, 2018
Knitted Items at the County Fair - 2018 Edition
This year marked my fourth year entering handmade items in the county fair and the second year of entering some items for Marion. It's always exciting to see if we win any ribbons and to find out what comments the judges leave for our items.
Knitted Baby Sweater
Marion's baby sweater took first place! She recently gave me this vintage cardigan to list on our Etsy shop. It's yellow with an extra special white detail along the top. She's been knitting baby sweater sets in this pattern for more than 70 years. The judge's note? "Perfect."Knitted Hat
Marion's baby bonnet is knitted to match the sweater set, although I entered a plain white one that didn't match the yellow sweater. It won second place!
Knitted Baby Booties
These booties are typically part of the sweater and bonnet set. They won second place.
Scarf
My super soft and textured purple cowl received a second place ribbon. I wasn't sure how it'd do since it's not a traditional scarf. I'm glad the judges liked it as much as I do!
Children's Mittens
I made a last-minute decision to enter a pair of our thumbless mini mittens instead of a pair of kids' mittens like I usually do. It turned out to be the right decision! My mini mittens took first place in this class.
Interested in trying to make a pair of these yourself? The pattern is on Ravelry and Etsy!
4-Needle Mittens
This class was a head-to-head competition for us. I entered a pair of mittens that Marion made as well as a pair I've been working on this summer. Marion's were made from Caron Simply Soft Party in Fuchsia Sparkle and I used an alpaca fiber. I knitted the thumbs onto my mittens the night before entries had to be dropped off. They were a bit small but I didn't have time to do them over.Marion, the original mitten maker, won the class! My mittens were right behind in second place. It was the perfect way to close out the fair and the summer.
More fun at the fair: 2017 | 2016 | 2015
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