FO: Vancouver 2010 Olympic mittens and scarf knock-offs

[Erebos12345]

With the upcoming Olympic Games, a friend of mine has been bugging me to make these things, which are sold in stores:
http://store.hbc.com/renderImage.image?imageName=hbc/hbc_RTUAF915.jpg&width=500&height=500
The designs are sewed on, not knitted, but I managed to pull off these instead, with the maple leaf knitted into the mitten:
http://i47.tinypic.com/2wdc3de.jpg
The scarf that they sell in stores looks like this, I think:
http://store.hbc.com/renderImage.image?imageName=hbc/hbc_RVAAF918_red.jpg&width=320&height=320
My German language exchange partner is heading back to Germany in a few days and I whipped up a smaller buttoned neck warmer as a going-away thank-you present.
http://i49.tinypic.com/f095s1.jpg

[OffJumpsJack]

Excellent pattern creation. Well done!

[margz3]

Great work! :thumbsup:

[melmac51]

Wow! Nice job!!

[offgridgirl]

Nicely done! :yay: :yay:

Yes I have seen these cheap Olympic hats and mittens(made in China:noway: ).They are very sad indeed!!

I'm glad you made some nice gifts!!
Canadians ROCK!!:woohoo:

[Jan in CA]

Very nice!

When I first saw this post I thought it said "scary knock-offs". :roflhard:

[WandaT]

Wow!! They look awesome!!

[lelvsdgs]

Those are both awesome! Great job!

[MommaG]

Those are awesome. I really like the scarf. I have a pair of the mittens (I got them when the torch went through Regina as the stores can't keep them on their shelves) and I agree they are really cheap mittens. I think I am too used to my homemade ones I have made and how warm and cozy they are and made to fit perfectly on me.

[Belphoebe]

Very nice! They even look warmer than the other ones. Home made is best!

[Slim]

Beautiful!

[Erebos12345]

I used the maple leaf pattern again, this time for a hat. It's a bit too narrow, having cast on only 68 stitches, but hopefully it'll stretch out a bit.

[ArtLady1981]

Nice work!