dijon

Meet Dijon. These are my favorite handwarmers yet. It’s my recent chunky pattern, modified a bit for even bulkier yarn, made with 100% organic cotton and after blocking they just became soft as butter. I would’ve had a hard time giving these away except they were my very first knitting sale! My beautiful friend Erikka wanted to buy a pair and then a few days later I sold a second identical pair to a friend across the country. I definitely need to work on a pricing structure and more than anything I need to find the most cost effective shipping option. I was blown away by how much it cost to ship something from WA to SC and will need to take that into account with any future long-distance sales. But any way I look at it, it makes me smile just knowing that there are folks thousands of miles away from me wearing something I put my heart and time into.

The blush pink handwarmers that I made for myself a few months back are so great, but every time I make a new pair with thumbs I keep thinking I should add some thumbs onto mine. The thumbs really make a huge difference in warmth. Any tips for adding thumbs onto the bound-off edge after the fact? I really don’t want it to look like some kind of frankenstein knitting job.

I had a vision of these handwarmers when I was initially looking through patterns a while back, but never could find exactly these handwarmers. I found a simple pattern as a starting point and made modifications until they became just the pair I was looking for. I start a new job tomorrow and will likely be busy for the next few weeks, but plan to type up the pattern soon so I can share it here (and on Ravelry).

Pattern: My own – will post soon!
Yarn: Lion Brand Nature’s Choice Organic Cotton in Mustard