The title of this post makes me smile because "mittens" is also a Latin word for "sending." (Present active participle, if I remember correctly, for those who know and care!)
This is the second pair of four-needle mittens I've made and kept; the fourth, I suppose that I've actually made, because I ripped out a couple of early attempts with weird patterns I tried. This pattern is from freevintageknitting (http://www.freevintageknitting.com/mittens/615-mittens-pattern.html). It's great because it has numbers for five different sizes! I just added the cables and some increases to adjust for the cables. And since I was using Paton's Shetland Chunky yarn, they came out a bit larger than the pattern said, which, come to think of it, may be why one of my attempts got ripped out. Anyway, it's a nice wool-blend yarn with the washability of acrylic. They were a present, along with an Olivia book, for John's dear little niece turning 7.
It's great to be back at our home on cottage lane, though I do feel a bit overwhelmed with all there is to be caught up on.
That looks like a very nice pair of mittens, good choice of color and pattern. I'm terrible at mittens, can never get the thumb just right.
ReplyDeleteI'm just learning to knit. I'll have to post a picture of my little wash cloth - very little wash cloth - I made for Daniel. :) Next I will make a hat. After that, I will learn how to cable. You are an artist!
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