Now With Less Drama
Yesterday’s escapades didn’t really show off the work to its best advantage. The picture of Millie–lost over the fence, pitched into the snow–has its charms, but it doesn’t do much for the knitting. So, just for clarity, I’ll offer here a somewhat more detailed look at the stitches.
You’ll note that Millie is nowhere near the fence. You may also notice that this is post-rinse (not quite a full on proper blocking, but just a bit of a rinse and dry to get off the leaf chunks) for the portion below the thumb opening (you can see the difference between pre and post rinse if you look at the top two twists of that middle column).
This is a ridiculously simple little mitt (though I am finding myself rather taken with how the thumb gusset fits), but it’s what the yarn seemed to want. This yarn took a bit of getting used to, but now that we’ve become accustomed to each other, I’m very much enjoying it. It’s Bijou Basin Tibetan Dream Sock Yarn in the color Sky, and I need to write a bit more about working with it some time soon, but I want to read a bit more about yak first.
I love how you did the thumb gusset! The simple pattern works really well with this beautiful yarn.
very pretty!
That is the perfect winter blue and the cable pattern is lovely!
Glad to see Millie didn’t need any bandaging after her tumble!
Gosh I love this mitt! So glad Millie pulled through the whole debacle!
I love all your glove models. Wish I had an adjustable one that I could use both for my own hand AND for all the people I knit for, from the great-niece and nephews to the adults.
OH! Should have mentioned how much I love the pattern. Waiting to pounce on it as soon as it is available. I love cables, but you got me with the thumb gusset.
They are super useful (and I could be biased, but I think they’re sort of nifty looking too and leave them sit out on the shelf even if not in use). You can find them on ebay and etsy (search for glove form) from time to time if you need a collection of your own!
Very pretty! Thanks goodness for the successful rescue.
hurry, I need that pattern. just beautiful!!!
Thank you! I think these, and quite a few of the other projects I’ve turned out over the last few weeks, will be their own little collection later this year!
I agree – the thumb gusset is a very nice detail!!
That is one seriously beautiful (and clever) gusset!
These are beautiful—your attention to detail is amazing. Any chance you will include mittens in the pattern? Here in Iowa, it is too cold outside for fingerless mitts.
I confess I’ve not yet made mittens. That said, my suspicion is that you could pretty easily extend the hand a bit and taper it down (sort of like you do on a sock toe).
I’m a weirdo though and somehow resist mittens, even when it gets chilly (as it occasionally does in Cleveland…though not this year it seems), so I should likely leave it to the experts!
I asked Brenda’s same question once to Anne Hanson, and her response was that they were very different, that mitts should be snug so they don’t slip down, but mittens should be a little loose – that they are warmer if there is air trapped inside the mitten. Since I’m not at all an expert mitten knitter, I stick with either a mitt or a mitten pattern. and don’t try to combine them. Maybe someday…
For people in colder climates, the Yarn Harlot says she wears mitts under her mittens in Canadian winters so her hands are warm but if she takes the mittens off to handle money or take a picture, at least most of her hand stays warm.
Interesting! Makes total sense though. And may secretly confirm my hesitation to make mittens. Because really, if it’s cold enough that I’d want to wear them, it’s cold enough I’d rather just stay inside and have some hot chocolate!
Does have me wondering if I should read up on them though…just in case it comes up!
I have been working with Bijou Basin yarns and have to fully agree with everything you have said. I use it to commission knit for clients and I am having to learn there are certain things you should use this yarn for and things you should not. It’s so soft and dreamy to knit with, but does stretch out quite a lot. Frustrating for me and my clients. Also having an issue with colors running when put into the water for a bath before blocking! Even had a skeins shed dye on my fingers while knitting….
I want to emphasize that I really do like the yarn, and I’m very happy with the project I used it for. It’s just one of those yarns that rewards a bit of attention and care in selecting a project. It is soft and warm and beautiful, it’s just not going to behave exactly like wool!
I’d be very interested in seeing how it behaves when mixed 50/50 with wool. I bet you’d get the best of both worlds and it would prove quite addictive.
No color leakage at all on my skein, though it is quite a light color.
Yes! I totally agree! This is lovely yarn. And it does have a learning curve. I was just happy to see I was not the only one coming up with this discovery.
Is this pattern available to purchase? It is beautiful!
It will be later this year, likely in October!
The most beautiful Mitts I have seen, I am sure my grand daughters would like to have them.
Please where can I find that pattern so I can go right on and ,make them for Christmas, please let me know
Thank you in advanced and have a merry Christmas yourself
Aww, thank you! They’re in my book, Ne’er-Do-Well Knits, which you can find over on ravelry. I hope your granddaughters love them!
Love the pattern. Would like to make them. There is no down load on ravelry. How can I get the pattern?
That book’s out of print now, sorry!