elizabeth_mn: (needlecraft)
elizabeth_mn ([personal profile] elizabeth_mn) wrote2007-10-18 07:46 am
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Knittin' mittens

So after finishing the two winter hats last month (and they both have buttons on them and are completely done now) I decided I needed some mittens.  And of course, I had to have bright pink ones.  At first, I thought, "I'll make some dark, plain, black/grey mittens, that's practical and they will match everything."  Thank goodness I realized how silly an idea that was! Winter here already gets so bleak, I need a break from the grey, I need mittens that will make me smile.

I tried to find some more of the pink yarn I made the hat out of, the Malabrigo merino, but no one had any at any of the knitting shops around here.  So I ordered some online from some random yarn place.  Of course, the color is different, which was kind of to be expected what with dye lots and all.  The pink is a shade cooler and there is more white in the varegated random design.  But it's really suble and I still think it will match my hat well enough.

I started on a mitten last night.  I'm working in the round on double-points.  I originally wanted to work some flat mittens but I'm using the Knit to Fit pattern which is in the round.  I love Knit to Fit; there isn't really a pattern, it's more like a formula, so you can make any size, with any yarn, with any gauge.  I have the sock, hat, and mitten pattern, but so far I have only used the hat.

I've got about an inch of ribbing done, but already it feels like it's going pretty fast.  I hope it works out, my last few tries at mittens have been total disasters.

[identity profile] undycat.livejournal.com 2007-10-18 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
hrm...if you were to stop at Boralis Yarns, I bet you would have seen something in the window that would interest you.

[identity profile] ashamanja-babu.livejournal.com 2007-10-19 01:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmmm. . . I wonder what THAT could be? ;)

A fellow knitter

[identity profile] stellrchef.livejournal.com 2007-10-19 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
I want to see picture downloads of those mittens when they're done! Preferably against a drab gray winter setting to highlight the counterpoint :-)

Re: A fellow knitter

[identity profile] ashamanja-babu.livejournal.com 2007-10-19 01:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Worry not, I love to post photos! And I'm feeling pretty proud of myself for even attempting these, after my last two terrible mitten failures.