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Making Room’s first giveaway!

Now that fall has officially begun (yay!), I thought we could kick off the season with something warm, snug, and free!  I’m giving away a pair of fingerless gloves from my Etsy shop Making Room {Handmade}.  I’ve sold several pairs of these gloves over the past year and everyone loves them.  I find they’re great for texting, typing, driving, and wearing indoors or out.  These will make a beautiful gift for your mom, sister, best friend, girlfriend, wife… or even yourself!

Here’s a description of the gloves from my shop’s webpage:

“Knit from a luxurious blend of Chinese Tussah silk and extra fine merino wool, these will be a treasure for any recipient!  Eyelet and seed stitches add modern and delicate details to these lovely gloves. Across the back of the hand a contrasting color is knit into the pattern. These gloves are light enough to be worn three seasons of the year but warm enough to be cozy even on the chilliest days.

“I knit these gloves by hand in Sicily, and thus they are truly Italian made.”

Size: Women’s Medium

Dimensions: Approximately 7″ in circumference and 8″ long.

Care: Dry clean only.

How do you win the gloves?  Easy!  Just comment on this post telling me your favorite thing about fall.

For additional entries, you can:

  1. Become a Google Follower of Making Room blog and leave a comment telling me you did so
  2. Follow Making Room through Blog Lovin’ and leave a comment telling me you did so
  3. Blog about the giveaway on your own blog and leave a comment with a link
  4. Tweet about this giveaway, mentioning makingroomwithus.blogspot.com and leave a comment telling me you did so

Winner will be announced on 9/28! GOOD LUCK!
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Making Room’s first giveaway!

Now that fall has officially begun (yay!), I thought we could kick off the season with something warm, snug, and free!  I’m giving away a pair of fingerless gloves from my Etsy shop Making Room {Handmade}.  I’ve sold several pairs of these gloves over the past year and everyone loves them.  I find they’re great for texting, typing, driving, and wearing indoors or out.  These will make a beautiful gift for your mom, sister, best friend, girlfriend, wife… or even yourself!

Here’s a description of the gloves from my shop’s webpage:

“Knit from a luxurious blend of Chinese Tussah silk and extra fine merino wool, these will be a treasure for any recipient!  Eyelet and seed stitches add modern and delicate details to these lovely gloves. Across the back of the hand a contrasting color is knit into the pattern. These gloves are light enough to be worn three seasons of the year but warm enough to be cozy even on the chilliest days.

“I knit these gloves by hand in Sicily, and thus they are truly Italian made.”

Size: Women’s Medium

Dimensions: Approximately 7″ in circumference and 8″ long.

Care: Dry clean only.

How do you win the gloves?  Easy!  Just comment on this post telling me your favorite thing about fall.

For additional entries, you can:

  1. Become a Google Follower of Making Room blog and leave a comment telling me you did so
  2. Follow Making Room through Blog Lovin’ and leave a comment telling me you did so
  3. Blog about the giveaway on your own blog and leave a comment with a link
  4. Tweet about this giveaway, mentioning makingroomwithus.blogspot.com and leave a comment telling me you did so

Winner will be announced on 9/28! GOOD LUCK!
42 :: in giveaway, knitting business, Making Room {Handmade}

adding pieces to my Etsy shop

This weekend Elliott and I were able to finally take some photos of several items I’ve been working on for my Etsy shop.  Working on items to sell has given my favorite hobby a new sense of purpose.   It’s also been fairly easy to work on these projects while reading, chatting with Lena as she plays, watching a movie with Elliott, or gazing into the crackling fire.  I want to expand beyond knitting as the weather changes, but… well, folks, it’s still winter.  Even in Sicily.  For awhile yet I’ll be wrapping my fingers up in warm wool as I turn a length of yarn into a lovely handmade garment or two.

Stop by in the next few days to see some sweet things for sale!

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adding pieces to my Etsy shop

This weekend Elliott and I were able to finally take some photos of several items I’ve been working on for my Etsy shop.  Working on items to sell has given my favorite hobby a new sense of purpose.   It’s also been fairly easy to work on these projects while reading, chatting with Lena as she plays, watching a movie with Elliott, or gazing into the crackling fire.  I want to expand beyond knitting as the weather changes, but… well, folks, it’s still winter.  Even in Sicily.  For awhile yet I’ll be wrapping my fingers up in warm wool as I turn a length of yarn into a lovely handmade garment or two.

Stop by in the next few days to see some sweet things for sale!

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a few photos from Thanksgiving

Here’s a fun batch to begin with!

Before Lena’s Uncle Jonathan proposed to Lena’s soon-to-be Aunt Erika (!!!), he practiced his proposal for Lena.  She loved it all, including trying on the diamond ring. 

I took some photos of my first completed order for Making Room {Handmade}, a pair of knitted fingerless gloves that my mother-in-law requested for a co-worker.

Lena’s pulling herself up on everything these days.  She loved climbing up onto the hearth this Thanksgiving… under careful supervision!

Meanwhile, Jonathan proposed and Erika accepted!  Their faces hurt from smiling, but they tried to smile a little more for a loooot of photos at the Garber household.  Elliott popped the cork off a bottle of champagne and we toasted to their lives together.  Congrats, you two!

They had to smile for many, many photos that evening.

That Thanksgiving weekend Jess had an inflamed tibia after running a half marathon.  She tried to stay off it… sometimes more successfully than others…

Thanksgiving Day came at last!  The table was set…

… and the guests arrived, all admiring of little Lena.

And we feasted!

The aftermath:

And the parking lot outside the house:

An after-dinner walk to work off some of those calories.  Lena is already an avid frisbee “player,” and her daddy rejoices!

More to come soon!

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