Nico's Cat Mittens, a pattern

 These are more like general instructions than a pattern but I hope you’ll like it.

They were Birthday gift for a boy that lives in U.S. and was just visiting Costa Rica, they can’t carry much stuff, so I thought this will be a good and light gift for the coming winter.

These are similar to other  pair of cat mittens I saw in  Ravelry, but are made different.

Size: 5-6 year old.

Yarn: Less than 100gr of Aran / 10 ply

Needles: US 3 - 3.25 mm double pointed

Pattern

Cuff:

CO32 join to work on the round.

18 rows of k1, p1.

knit 3, m1, knit to end to 3 from end, m1 and k3.

k 2 rows and repeat all 2 more times, on the last row cast off 3 st.

Cast off 3 st at the beginning of row.

Next row CO 3 at the beginning of row, and 3 at the end of the row.

Then I knit 3, k2tog, k until 5 from end k2tog, k 3. Repeat 2 more rows.

k 22 rows.

Ears: k2tg, k2, k2tog, turn work and repeat

k 2 rounds

k2tog, k2tog, turn work and repeat

k 2 rounds

k2tog, turn work and repeat

close and weave in end.

Then closed the head gap by knitting 1 stitch from each side together and then casting off as you go until you have 6 st left in front and 6 on the back so you can procede to make the second ear the same way than the first one.

Pick up 12 st (6 on each side of the gap) in the thumb and join to work on the round k 15 rows alternating colors. Then k2tog, k 2, k2tog, k2tog, k2, k2tog

Close with kitchener stich.

Make a chain cord for each, so they can tie them and adjust to a growing kid.

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Yarn Along :: Owls

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I'm still reading The Lonely Polygamist, but also Your Six years old, a series of books that I found very helpful in mothering. On the knitting front I cast Owls again, I had years ago when I just was starting to knit, but I didn't like the yarn I used, plus I didn't understand pattern very well back then. I'm liking very much this Berrocco Yarn, but the weight is lighter, so I hope it works, going up one size to end up with the right one.

Yarn Along :: Not reading

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I didn't read much this week but I finished two projects, these socks that I started in last August and a hat, both for my partner who lives in Argentina, so of I'm just in time for the south hemisphere winter.

I'm planing on try this pattern, but is way far from my skill, we'll see if I can figure it out.

What about you?

Yarn Along

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I finally finish some diaper covers from an order and so I'm back to knit other things. I got back to this socks.

I'm obsessed with socks since I started knitting and I spend time watching beautiful patterns. 

In the reading side of the I fell in the series of The Hunger Games, the first bought by 5 dollars in digital version of the first book in English and read it on my computer, then I bought the second and then I was going blind so I bought the last on on paper, and then ended up buying back the first and the second this time in Spanish and rereading. There is a lot to talk about the content of them, I'm not proud of this reading, but they are very addictive.

I  really want to make these socks when I finish what I'm doing, I love the wheat on them, although they are far from my knitting skills, but still I think I can make it.

Kids clothes week spring 2012

I'm going to participate, it looks like fun.
You can sing on, here.

I'll try to finish this outfit for my son, he wants to dress all elegant, as a musical director, he says.

And a bow tie and maybe this shirt that I cut long ago.

In general I want to take all projects that have been waiting, we'll see.

Yarn Along :: Easter

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I wanted to share the eggs I made them with this pattern, also a bunny family that came out late but is very loved. Here my notes and pattern.

I'm also knitting the Melker Cardigan for my son. I finished reading Your Five Year Old very useful as the whole series of books. I also found this reading useful for mom's of boys.
I'm reading now Traditional foods are your best medicine that I will recommend very much.

I'm also knitting a diaper cover in this delicious bamboo yarn.

What about you?

Yarn Along, even more baby knitting

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 I finished the tangerine-orange sweater, I loved the pattern, very easy to follow and adapt to the particular size. my notes here.

Now I started the Saartje's Bootees, that I have always wanted to knit.

I have been strugling a little with my son, so I picked up Your Five Years Old, which has been enlighteing.

¿What's on your needles theses days?

Yarn Along, a juicy sweater

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I'm amazed on how much knitting I'm doing this days. I continue to knit for my baby's friend who will be born on September or something like that. I wish I have had knit this much for my own son, but five years ago I didn't knew almost anything about knitting. But I think he start that interest for me, I got my first knitting book when I was pregnant and went to a circus festival in San Miguel Allende

The first thing I knitted was a sweater for my baby.

Now I'm working on this sweater, inspired by our orange-mandarin breakfast juices. Love the yarn, so soft, is Premier Yarns Merit.

This week I'm not reading at all, since my father is moving in, so I have a lot of organizing to do.

New skill

I'm happier and happier every day for homeschooling. Now we are making graphs, is so much fun.

Cleaning and organizing

The other day I was reading on Rachel's blog the idea of making lists for every room  to organize.

I have never been a big fan of lists, I always feel they are hunting me. but recently is working for me.

One of our improvements was in the "Library", which actually is just a mat in the laving room surrounded by book shelves. I added a cart (a produce box), were the books that have been seen have to go, so they wont be around and I can take them back to their place, I have them organized by subject, size or kind.

So far is working good.

These days I have work on the house, homescholing and violin practice no stop and I still feel that I don't get anything done. I fell a little frustrated, sometimes is just too much, and I feel is because I'm a single mom, I don't feel homeschooling, cleaning, housekeeping, and being a mom is too much, is the money making that feels like a weight on me.

Oh. well. I will carry on.

Goodbye breakfast

Last Sunday we had a family breakfast at home because my little sister is leaving to Germany to study.

 

I made fruit, coffee and quiche.

Itzcóatl made her a goodbye sign.

¡Bon voyage, we miss you already!

Haircut

We went for one the other day, it was fun.

Before.

After.

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Something else I wanted to share is that my sweet little boy comes to me some nights and asks to put on sleepers, so you can rest mama, he says, isn't super sweet?

Loosing points

The other we were working in one of our homeschool activities. Sometimes I said to Itzcóatl that I will be sending that practice so he won't play around doing crazy things as super small letters or anything like that.

And so I did, ant this time I saw so much concern in his face, he was seriously worry, so I asked him what was happening, and he said: I don't want to start loosing points. I asked to learn how he got that idea (from another family who's kid goes a regular school) and then explian him that won't happen to him, that the only thing that would happen if makes a mistake is that the teacher was going to advise us to study that.

He was so relief and back to happy mood.

But this got me thinking on how this is for other kids, I felt sad, and at the same time happier, with the choice we made.

Our Valentine Day

I have never celebrate, because is not part of our Mexican traditions.

But this year a decided it was fine, and having a lovely and caring boy, the idea of making love cards was celebrated.

I was inspired by this and so I made him one like that and he made one for his grandparent.

He made one for me that says I love very much, and Made by Itzcóatl, inside.

I made 3 pans of lasagna and give away two, one for my father and one for Itzcóatl's violin teacher who is a little ill.

Yarn Along, tiny wasabi pants for baby.

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I'm still on the baby knitting for this baby to come, I'm making Ze tiny pants, my notes here. 

I had to make modifications that I will post soon.

On the reading front I'm still on Little Women.

Thank you for visiting!

Staurday afternoon

I have wanted to much to make a kite with Itzcóatl but have not found time. So I'm grateful for grand parents here, who have the time.

This was last Saturday, it was very nice.

How about your weekend?.

Mexico Tales :: Friends

After all, the best of the trip was the love, the unconditional love of my friends, and my friends families, that are my own, no matter how I am, the won't stop loving and supporting us..

Thank you, Alicia, Erandi, Citlali, Lu, Vale, Ernesto, Karim, Chela, Nora, Sandro, Yarim, Sra. Isabel, Paola, Carlos, Ana, Leti, Ime, Lilia, Doña Eva, Felipe, Analyn, David, Valentina, María José, Mode, Wendy, Iván, Silvia, Alonso and more..

Mexico tales: The MIX

I had promess the Papalote, Kid's Museum from Mexico city to Itzcóatl. But instead we went the Museo Interactivo de Xalapa and it was a great experience. A very similar museum, with Science, Music and History interactive games.

And of course, the most wanted for him, bubbles.

Yom muy chicha, me fui a subir a la cama de clavos para mostrarle a Itzcóatl cómo no pasa nada y descubrí que después de haberlo hecho muchas veces en el museo del niño, no es lo mismo si estas tenso, resulta que así sí duelen los clavitos y mi lección de valentía no salió tan bien como esperaba.

Pero en general la visita fue muy bonita y la disfrutamos mucho los dos.