looking around in shops

Hi!

Today I noticed some crocheted mittens in a VERY posh sport shop here in
Stockhom.
The shop, Cross or something like that, has been founded by an extreme
sport team (maybe you've seen the serie on Discovery Channel).
Well, the mittens were made of two parts in sc, back and front, sewn
together, one side red, the other pink. The price, boy, about 25 USdollars!
I looked at the yarn composition, if it made them more precious, but
no, it was something like you call homespun, 50% acryl, 50% wool.
They had also crocheted skull caps, at the price of 16 USdollars each!
Hope that the crocheters who made them will get well payed, but I doubt
about it...

Well, I went to a yarn shop and bought a ball of yarn for about 5
dollars/ 100 gr and I'll have my mittens!

By the way, today a neighbour of mine in Italy fills 100 years (just one
week younger than Greta Garbo). She still crochets! My mother gave her
as a present a linen tea towel, so she can crochet around it... Is it
crocheting (and knitting) the secret for a long life? :-)

Hugs,

Anna Maria

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Well, I went to a yarn shop and bought a ball of yarn for about 5 dollars/
100 gr and I'll have my mittens!

Yikes! High prices for those items in the store. Good that you found some
yarn that you like and can make your own mittens for so much less money.
)

By the way, today a neighbour of mine in Italy fills 100 years (just one
week younger than Greta Garbo). She still crochets! My mother gave her as
a present a linen tea towel, so she can crochet around it... Is it
crocheting (and knitting) the secret for a long life? :-)

Aww, isn't that lovely! I think yarnwork *must* have something to do with
long life. Let's hope so anyway! ;o) My Dad's oldest sister, who knitted
and crocheted, lived to be about two weeks short of her 102nd birthday!
)

Peace!
Gemini

Anna MCM wrote:
Hi!

I reply to myself to ad a link to a pic of the mittens:

http://www.cross-sportswear.se/site/...=38&prodID=359

Hugs,

Anna Maria

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Anna MCM wrote:
Hi!

I reply to myself to ad a link to a pic of the mittens:

http://www.cross-sportswear.se/site/...=38&prodID=359

Wow, those look *very* easy to make, Anna Maria! You could likely make
those without having a pattern at all.... just by looking at the picture.
It boggles the mind what some stores ask high prices for.

Peace!
Gemini

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I reply to myself to ad a link to a pic of the mittens:

http://www.cross-sportswear.se/site/...=38&prodID=359

I just took another look. Those mittens look crocheted rather than knit,
don't they?

Peace!
Gemini

MRH wrote:

I just took another look. Those mittens look crocheted rather than knit,
don't they?

Hi Gem!

They ARE crocheted.
I was also surprised to find knitted, both in the shop and on the
website. On the label in the shop they wrote "knitted mittens" in
English. Also in Swedish they wrote stickad (knitted) instad of virkad
(crocheted)... maybe some people considers crocheting not enough
high-status, who knows...

For me, I will search for something involving no sewing, since I don't
like to sew.

Hugs,

Anna Maria

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MRH wrote:

I just took another look. Those mittens look crocheted rather than
knit,
don't they?

Hi Gem!

They ARE crocheted.
I was also surprised to find knitted, both in the shop and on the
website. On the label in the shop they wrote "knitted mittens" in
English. Also in Swedish they wrote stickad (knitted) instad of virkad
(crocheted)... maybe some people considers crocheting not enough
high-status, who knows...

For me, I will search for something involving no sewing, since I don't
like to sew.

Hugs,

Anna Maria

There are many people who don't know there is a difference between knitting
and crocheting. They are more familiar with the term "knit" because
machine-knitted fabrics are much more common than machine-crocheted. So if
it's done by hand, they will think it must be hand-knitted even though it is
really hand crocheted.

--
Jan in MN

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For me, I will search for something involving no sewing, since I don't
like to sew.

Anna Maria, I went searching and found a few sites that have crocheted
mittens... and I don't see where they might need to be sewn either. ;o)

Here you go! Oh... and an added "ear mitten" pattern too, for keeping your
ears toasty warm. I'd be afraid they would fall off.

http://www.crochetandknitting.com/mittens.htm

http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/cwec-mittens.html

http://www.vipfibers.com/free-knitting-patterns.htm

http://crochetandknitting.com/mittensm.htm

http://www.warmingfamilies.org/wf-mittens.html

http://www.knitting-crochet.com/crochet/mitcro.html

http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/do...romittens.html

http://www.warmingfamilies.org/mittens_gloves.html

http://bundlesoflove.org/RuthsMittens

http://www.planetshoup.com/easy/crochet/mittrans.shtml

http://home.inreach.com/marthac/fashion.html

http://home.inreach.com/marthac/women.html

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/fre...ts/index_r.htm

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/freecrochetprojects/

http://cuddles-uk.org/patterns/crochetmitts.html

http://www.maxsroom.org/crochet/clothing.html

http://www.canadianliving.com/Canadi...s.asp?IdSM=307


Ear Mitts:
http://www.p2designs.com/pdfs/ptn-EarMitts.pdf

MRH wrote:
"Anna MCM" wrote in message
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For me, I will search for something involving no sewing, since I don't
like to sew.


Anna Maria, I went searching and found a few sites that have crocheted
mittens... and I don't see where they might need to be sewn either. ;o)

Here you go! Oh... and an added "ear mitten" pattern too, for keeping your
ears toasty warm. I'd be afraid they would fall off.

Thank you Gem!
:-*

I really LOVE the ear mittens, I will give it a try :-)
I would like to begin it righ now, but I'm too tired (11:30 PM here) and
I'll have to wait until tomorrow...

Hugs,

Anna Maria

In article Pke_e.333$as3.289@amstwist00, wrote:

Hi!

Today I noticed some crocheted mittens in a VERY posh sport shop here in
Stockhom.
The shop, Cross or something like that, has been founded by an extreme
sport team (maybe you've seen the serie on Discovery Channel).
Well, the mittens were made of two parts in sc, back and front, sewn
together, one side red, the other pink. The price, boy, about 25 USdollars!
I looked at the yarn composition, if it made them more precious, but
no, it was something like you call homespun, 50% acryl, 50% wool.
They had also crocheted skull caps, at the price of 16 USdollars each!
Hope that the crocheters who made them will get well payed, but I doubt
about it...

Well, I went to a yarn shop and bought a ball of yarn for about 5
dollars/ 100 gr and I'll have my mittens!

By the way, today a neighbour of mine in Italy fills 100 years (just one
week younger than Greta Garbo). She still crochets! My mother gave her
as a present a linen tea towel, so she can crochet around it... Is it
crocheting (and knitting) the secret for a long life? :-)

Hugs,

Anna Maria

I am sore that it helps a lot, There are more and more of us becoming over
a 100 years old. At our textilemeeting today, we had the oldest member
come to visit us, she is far in her nineties, she still drives her car,
but is not allowed to go on long trips on the hightway, but may drive
locally to do her shopping etc. Amazing. Lets go for it, happy weaving,
spinning knitting and anyother textile craft, and think happy thoughts.

Els