I designed this “spa set” as a Mother’s Day gift for my mother-in-law. I wanted something that was personal and a little luxurious, so I chose to make a bath mitt out of a scrumptiously-soft and lofty organic cotton. I also designed a small, lacy sleeve to dress up a votive candle holder. I chose yarns in lovely shades of blue, inspired by the beautiful blue blouse my mother-in-law wore on Easter. I bought a bar of pretty soap and some candles to include with the bath mitt and votive and—voila!—a lovely “spa” gift set was born.
Before publishing the bath mitt and votive candle sleeve patterns, I wanted to make sure that my instructions were as clear as they could be because both patterns are a little tricky. Each pattern requires you to move stitches between your double-pointed needles as well as to change the beginning of the round on a few occasions in order to maintain the pattern. It sounds more complicated than it is–once you start knitting the pattern you will see what I mean–but I wanted to give step-by-step instructions, and ensure that they were correct, so it took me longer to finalize these patterns.
Both the bath mitt and votive sleeve are quick knits overall. With the bath mitt, there are only 8 rounds at the beginning that are in a quilted pattern and require a little work and concentration. After that, it’s all Stockinette stitch until you bind off. The votive sleeve is only 16 rounds total, and once you get a hang of the lacy pattern, it knits up very quickly.
With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, grab some red or pink yarn and turn this spa set into a lovely Valentine’s Day gift. For the bath mitt, try Blue Sky Alpacas Multi Cotton in color 6800 Punch (pink and orange) or Blue Sky Alpacas Dyed Cotton in 617 Lotus (medium pink) or 641 True Red. For the votive sleeve, try Rowan Classic Siena in color 666 Chili (deep red) or color 682 Shrimp (light pink).
Download my Bath Mitt & Votive Sleeve Spa Set here: