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Animals from the mitten story5/19/2023 It came out pretty big, I think an adult large mitten would have done just fine! It was worsted weight yarn and I cast on 56 sts with smaller needles, ribbed for a bit, changed to larger needles, did a thumb gusset, etc. It’s for sure my kid needs that! We already had some of the woodland creatures but for Christmas I filled out the collection and knit them a rather large mitten to accommodate them all, ! It brings the story to life in a new way. Grandma warns him they will get lost in the snow, and that is the first thing that happens of course! An improbably number of woodland creatures crawl into the mitten and when a mouse crawls on bear’s nose he sneezes! Out the animals come, tossing the mitten in the air for the boy to find. If you aren’t familiar with the story of The Mitten, it is about a grandson who begs his grandmother to knit him a pair of white mittens. They have their favorites, including the book The Mitten by Jan Brett. We snuggle close and read about caterpillars who eat too much, kids who have to pee, and bears of all kinds! Lately Hunter wants to do the ‘reading’ (to the endless annoyance of Jones) and Bodhi wants to eat the books (to the endless annoyance of everyone). Like many parents I love reading to my kiddies.
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