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My PIF exchange is complete with a pair of mittens

I recently completed my third and final Pay It Forward gift and sent it off a couple of weeks ago.  I haven't heard from the recipient since she signed up, so I'm assuming it's safe to post about it here now.  I wanted to make a pair of mittens at a quick gauge, but with an interesting stitch pattern.  I choose Staghorn Mittens by ULLA (available in English on Ravelry).

I wasn't really that pleased with the way these came out.  They are a bit small for my hand, and the yarn looks a little sloppy where I changed needles.  I do really like staghorn cables, and they look pretty good on these mittens.  I really hope my recipient likes them.  I had a really good time knitting and sending off these PIF gifts and I'm thinking I'll do another one next year!

Staghorn Mittens
Pattern Source: ULLA
Yarn: Brown Sheep Company Lamb's Pride Worsted, colorway Victorian Rose
Needles: US 6

One PIF gift completed!

Throughout all of the craziness during the past couple of weeks I have been knitting.  I have a few projects that I am working on right now, and I finished one thing!

I started and finished a pair of Warm Braid Cable Wristwarmers for one of my Pay It Forward angels - Manda, from Knitting Psychos.  I mailed them off to her and she received them!  I wanted to wait to post about them to keep the surprise.  I am working on a gift for my other PIF angel, so you won't see that until it's mailed off and received.

Warm Braid Cable Wristwarmers
Pattern Source: slumberland.org
Yarn: Fingerlakes Woolen Mill 3-Ply Soft Wool colorway gipsy
Needles: US 9

Pay It Forward

I've always wanted to participate in a knitting swap.  I just signed up for my first knitting swap via Ravelry for Valentine's Day.  I thought, in the meantime, I could participate in the Pay It Forward karma swap.  Here's the deal.  Be one of the first three people to comment in this post, and you will receive something handmade (probably knit) from me in the next couple of months.  What's the catch?  You need to spread the love!  If you sign up for my Pay It Forward, you'll need to post a PIF in your blog and send three people something that you made with your very own hands.  This is not limited to knitting.  It could be a drawing, a photo, anything!

So go ahead and sign right up there on the bottom.  Please be sure you include your email address, so I can contact you with some questions about you and your shipping address.  Yay Karma!