Thanks to Sarah for finishing her beautiful pair - she inspired me to dig mine out and get back to work!
Stats:
Pattern: Bird in Hand mittens by Kate Gilbert
Yarn: Berroco Peruvia - 100% Peruvian Highland Wool - 174 yds / 160 m - I had EXACTLY enough yarn in the main color to complete these mitts. I literally had about six inches left after I kichenered the second mitten.
Needles: Size 3 DPNs
Alterations: I changed nothing about the colorwork pattern, but I didn't knit all the "braids" that the pattern called for. I knit the first one, but it took so long and you couldn't even see it with the yarn I used - that I cheated and just knit Purl bands for the rest :)
My hands can't wait for it to get cold now!
18 comments:
jody, they're beautiful! i'll cross my fingers for cooler weather for you ;)
Those are so beautiful. I'm getting closer to picking up some knitting needles - maybe in January. I did, however, crochet these pretty fingerless mittens in the blue wool blend. I think they nearly look knitted. -- Michele
I meant to put a link to my little mittens at http://calicodaisy.blogspot.com/2008/09/carpool-crochet.html. Now I just feel silly showing off.
-- Michele again
love those...but I'll pass on the cold for now :-)
So very lovely. Great job! Master knitter.
Oh so pretty! Love the color combo!!
Love them!!!!! I want to make Naomi a pair with her handspun.....
They are gorgeous.
Are you gonna embroider faces on the birds? I still havent blocked mine, and cant decide. (I will block mine before I start my Vinterblomster mittens though - which I just bought the yarn for last weekend. DK Weight Alpaca in Yellow with Teal flowers and Green accents.)
Nice job Jody! Doesn't if feel good to have them complete and looking beautiful? :) FOs are the best :)
You are ready for the snow. Now to just get some. I hope we have some this winter.
I was just thinking of making these! Yours came out perfectly. Nice job!
Stunning, I am SO jealous.
Ooo, mittens! They look like they'll be warm!
I love those ... I`m gonna make one for myself too (or better, I`ll ask my mum to make them for me because her knitting is so much better then mine. :)). Thanks for being an inspiration for us.
Oh! Wow! They are fabulous.
What beautiful mittens! When I saw them I remembered one of my favorite children's book The Mitten, I forget the author's name right now but she does beautiful illustrations in all her books.
Absolutely gorgeous!
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