"Something pretty" done

Just like I said - the project is ready before the weekend...but not the one I've planned ;))

It's absolutely out of control when the child doesn't sleep few nights in a row, the other one is supposed to learn by heart some rhymes, then both start coughing and one day you find out it's Thursday...but the next week.


It is a light set of neck warmer and fingerless mitens. I've used 5 needles to kneet the mitens but the border is a made of row of double crochets pointed by picots.

 

 I wanted to make the set more elegant than my casual style since it is for my mom and I've decided some goldish buttons would help.

My first notion was to put buttons with dark glass center and gold petals-like rounding. Couldn't find such ones.Typicall.

Then, I've found those ones. I think they fit very well, don't they?

 Have a nice weekend to all of you !

Do something pretty for me...

With these words and after choosing the yarn my mom asked me for kind of garment for her.
Frankly speaking I did not have any idea two 50g ball could be enough.
Few day ago I've tried to use a crochet but it only ended up with wasting about 2 m of this yarn.

I started with small part of project to gauge. When  I wanted to unravel it - it was absolutely impossible. I was sad and angry a lot. I had only those two small balls and to point it all I had to cut off this part I've used for a crochet.

Finally, I've decided to knit a simple rice pattern. I think it was excellent idea since it is perfect to show off how beautifully the colors blend with each other.
As for now I've used one full ball and so far have something like 1/3 of the final project ;) I think it should be ready before the weekend ( if my baby girl will be so generous to take one midday nap a day - which is not so obvious)

One 50g ball Drops Delight , needles size 3,5 mm and it  councluded with knitwear sized 45x34 cm