Whenever we would visit my grandmother’s house in Upper Michigan, she had a basket full of slippers by the back door. Her house always was cold in the winter time, and I looked forward to being able to wear her homemade slippers. When I bought my first home, I carried on that tradition even though our home is much warmer than my grandmother’s h...

These are the favorite for my daughter and myself to wear at work and school when we need to have do computer work in the winter. They are even more special for my daughter while she is away at college, since hers were made with yarn from her llama, Argentine Sir Galahad.

This pattern was designed as mittens for myself from the yarn made from 2 of our full Argentine llamas, Argentine Zorro and Argentine Zoey. They both have a special place in my heart and have fiber to die for. These are the perfect lightweight, yet very warm, mittens I had been wanting. Enjoy!