When I stumbled over
this tutorial on the blog
Obsessively Stitching I thought "I should make these". I remember that my daughter scratched herself quite a bit when she was born. At the time I did not even know that there are mittens especially to prevent babies from scratching themselves.
Now I know... and I was actually thinking of buying some ... just in case ... But - as often - hadn't done so yet. I was also not too sure whether to buy them ... I mean, maybe the little boy won't be such a scratcher ... or he simply won't like having mittens on his hands ...
But when I saw the tutorial I thought, that's it. I gotta make them. If I end up never using them ... doesn't matter. At least I practiced a bit sewing ... (Sewing tiny things is REALLY hard!!!!) and in the end I can always give them to my daughter for her dolls ...
So, after searching through my fabric and finding some knitted fabric and getting a really really sweet email from Care (the author of Obsessively Stitching) who gave me a pattern/ the measurements for the mittens - I actually had no clue how big I should make the mittens - I FINALLY managed to sew them. This was my first experience sewing something this tiny AND my first time sewing knitted fabric. Well, definitely strange ... But I think they turned out alright. You might notice from the photo that I did not adjust the elastic at the cuff yet. I figured I should do that once the baby boy is here to make sure it won't be too tight or too loose.
By the way, if you think that the fabric choice is a bit girly - well, you should have seen my other options: pink or pink with flowers. :-D
