Fuzzy Thoughts

It's been many years since I wrote about anything personal on here, but I have so much I want to say about my grandma, who was very special to me. All my life she was a major inspiration for my c...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2020/04/my-grandma.html

I have an adorable and silly new pattern for you today! Bunimals are bun-shaped animal toys with cat, frog, mouse, rabbit, and robin variations. Each toy uses about 50 g of worsted weight ya...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2020/02/bunimals.html

BUNIMALS: SIMPLE TOYS WITH MANY POSSIBLE MODIFICATIONS My new toy pattern, called Bunimals (bun+animals), was intentionally designed to be easy to modify into other types of animals. The patt...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2020/02/bunimals-modifications.html

I have a new pattern available for the holidays: a sweet, cuddly seal toy ! A slightly different version of this pattern was published a couple years ago, but I've updated it, and you can get it...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2018/11/silky-seal-pattern.html

I have a super fun new toy for this year's Mystery Knit-Along, so I'll hope you'll join us on a mysterious knitting adventure! This year's toy is based on one of my previous designs, but wit...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2018/03/mystery-knit-along-2018.html

Fancy Collar This pattern makes a charming collar that can be attached to other garments such as cardigans or pullovers, to make them into a fancy holiday outfit, or it can simply be used ...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2017/12/fancy-collar-accessory.html

I have a new winter holiday pattern for you this year: a little knitted pouch, with a flap shaped as a polar bear face! This quick knit makes a sweet tree ornament, or it can be worn as a necklac...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2016/12/polar-bear-pouch.html

I enjoy cooking tasty, healthy food for my family. It's fun to learn new recipes and techniques, and introduce my kids to a wide range of foods. However, sometimes it's a little tricky to find ne...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2016/11/kichidi-stew-and-naan-bread.html

I opened my first shop on Etsy , November 5, 2006. At the beginning, I was just selling toys I had knit, not patterns. Those only came when other knitters saw my toys, and wanted to knit some the...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2016/11/10th-anniversary-give-away-holiday-mice.html

For my third give-away, you could win a copy of Knit and Crochet toys magazine! I contributed two patterns to this special issue, and in addition to those, there are over 20 adorable and fun patt...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2016/11/10th-anniversary-give-away-knit-and.html

Today I have a kit plus pattern to give-away! My Puss in Boots pattern was originally published in Knit Now magazine, and came with a kit, containing enough yarn to knit one toy. If you'd like a...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2016/11/10th-anniversary-give-away-puss-in.html

In addition to the free teddy pattern I mentioned yesterday , I will be having a few give-away contests this week. I'll announce each separately, and you can enter all of them, or just the ones ...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2016/11/10th-anniversary-give-away-patterns.html

I'm resurrecting this long-quiet blog, to announce a special 10 year anniversary event! It has been ten years since I opened my first shop on Etsy , and I wanted to do something special to show...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2016/11/10-year-anniversary-celebration.html

HAPPY HOLIDAYS SALE From December 12-27, enjoy 35% off selected patterns! A new pattern will be added to the sale each day for 12 days, so check back to see if there's something you'd like! I'...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2015/12/happy-holiday-sale.html

Instead of a new holiday pattern this year, I wanted to share with you all the free patterns I've made in previous years. Perhaps you missed something in the past, your knitting skills have impr...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2015/11/holiday-pattern-round-up.html

In honour of my birthday today, I'm sharing a new free pattern with you! This one was originally published in Knit Now magazine last year. I've made a few small changes to that version, and...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2015/05/wee-panda-toy-and-finger-puppet.html

Here's a cute little project that you can make in those little bits of time you always have during the holidays: chatting with family at parties, waiting for a school pageant to start, watching C...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2014/12/reindeer-finger-puppet-pattern.html

Thanks for joining me! Are you comfortable? Have you got a nice cup of tea or coffee, or maybe some hot chocolate? I have a bunch of news to share with you. First, I recently updated my much-lo...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2014/11/change-of-pace.html

As soon as the weather gets cooler, all my husband wants to eat is soup! Although he's not picky, I like some variety to our suppers, so I have a pretty good collection of recipes that I can pull...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2014/10/recipe-autumn-squash-stew.html

The idea of designing a robot toy came to me almost a year ago, and I liked the idea so much, it was difficult to wait for the right time to work on it. But I had other projects planned that my t...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2014/09/spacebot.html

It's been a quiet summer here on this blog, but not in my real life! When my boys were smaller, I thought they took up a lot of my time. But there were always naps, and much earlier bedtimes, and...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2014/08/quiet-summer.html

My Tiger pattern uses some more advanced techniques, one of which is intarsia . I like this technique for creating face markings on my toys, so I thought I would share how I work intarsia colour ...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2014/06/intarsia-tutorial-tigers-face.html

The tiger is another one of my very first patterns, published just a couple months after I started Fuzzy Mitten in November of 2006. I don't really remember why I wanted to design a tiger, but it...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2014/06/june-featured-pattern-tiger.html

My original Squirrel knitting pattern came with a turtle-neck sweater , which was very simple - back and front knit the same, then sleeves picked up and knit straight. Boxy and plain, a bit awkwa...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2014/05/free-pattern-polo-neck-pullover.html

For the month of May, I've decided to feature one of my first toy patterns - the Squirrel. I knit a lot of toys in the first few months after starting Fuzzy Mitten, but the squirrel was my favour...

http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2014/05/may-featured-pattern-squirrel.html