I Believe in Unicorns

Have you noticed that unicorns are a thing once again? Back in the late 80s/early 90s they were a thing. I had a roommate in university who collected them. She had so many figurines and posters and wind chimes and mugs and you name it - she had a unicorn plastered on it. So much so that I kinda began to resent the mythical buggers. 

I work in retail so I sometimes notice trends starting to creep back. I was not prepared for unicorns to once again become a thing. I was still harbouring resentments from the unicorn clutter of the 90s. These newer unicorns are different. They’re cuter. They’re sassier. 

My good friend Debbie has a six year old granddaughter who loves unicorns.  Mia is also a good friend of my grandson Reagan. I found a bunch of really cool unicorn patterns on Ravelry. So many cool and cute things to make. I couldn’t resist crocheting this sweet little headband. 

She put it on right away when I gave it to her today. I should have taken a photo of her wearing it. Instead you’ll have to settle for a photo of Finn wearing it. He’s pretty special. (I have two new puppies! More about them in a later post)

Trigger Mitten Frenzy

There’s this new book that’s been recently published. It’s called Saltwater Mittens from the Island of Newfoundland. It’s written by two ‘famous’ Newfoundland knitters. One is Shirl the Purl (Shirley Scott) and the other is the owner of Spin Drift (Christine LeGrow). 

The focus of the book is on ‘double ball’ mitten patterns. The ladies have been collecting mittens and pictures of mittens knit in this style for years. 

The cool thing about this... I’ve been doing that too. Every time someone came into the pharmacy wearing a pair in this style - Id quickly take a pick. 

So far I’ve knit three patterns from this book. It’s not the first time I’ve knit Trigger mittens but it’s the first time that I’ve been completely happy with the fit. They also have trigger mitt patterns in all sizes - including youth. My grandsons are thrilled - especially Morgan because he has recently developed an interest in hunting. 

These are the pair I made for Cooper!!

These are the pair I made for Morgan. I used a stitch pattern called “Pulse” from a stitch dictionary called “Alterknit” by Andrea Raegel. 

These are a pair made to fit an adult male. I gave them to a local charity who put them up on auction. They made the charity $53!! I was pleased with this amount.

Of course all three are made with 100% wool. 

Next up is another pair of trigger mittens for Reagan. He wants red skulls on them!! Good thing I’ve got that stitch dictionary.