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11.09.2004 :: do or redo
The first thing you should know about this mitten with the rock star hair hanging off it's thumb is that the thumb is history. Well, not history persay but it is too short, so at this fork in the road it needs to be elongated or redone. That is the question. Do or redo? I have lovingly gazed at it for 3 days. My jury is still out on the mini stripes on the thumb. I can't decide whether I like them or not.
Decisions. Decisions. What do you think about them?
When I first posted them, I was asked about the pattern. I am using any old mitten pattern and just striping them as my mind dreamed up. Feel free to be inspired by the big stripes. Apply them to any of your mitten patterns!
Lately, I have been concentrating on knitting small things. Knitting fits my need, whatever it may be. Sometimes I am not even aware of any inner turmoil, but my knitting gets simple and satisfying. I have had a blast with socks and mittens. Last night, however, I felt the need to sink my teeth or rather needles into something substantial. I picked up Inishmore that I had started a while back. It took me ONE hour to knit 2 rows! Yipes! I hope the pattern becomes a bit easier for me! At that rate, I should get the sweater done sometime in the next decade!
Here's a craptastic picture of the blooming patterns.
It's hard to take decent pictures with the limited light of late!
Here's to hoping that this wonderful piece of knitting doesn't end up on the bottom of some pile, eh?
Natures' Splendor!
I know. I'm a weather/sky freak. I can't help myself!
Posted by Sandy on 11.09.2004 AT 07:06 AM
Comments
I vote REDO! It's nice the way it is, but I think it would look *even cuter* with big stripes that match the rest of the mitten.
Your Inishmore is really looking nice!
Posted by: Lara on 11.11.2004 AT 09:51 PM
Inishmore looks GREAT. I feel the same same way about St. Brigid. It takes me forever and I am very much preferring socks these days. Love the mitten thumb stripeys. So cute. Those colors are wonderful too. Looking forward to getting my Bosworth spindle in a week or so.....!!
Posted by: Karen on 11.10.2004 AT 10:57 AM
Do the wee thumby stripes. Please, I beg you. The little stripes put the funk factor right over the top. Yes. Stripes. Now. Resist no longer. Do the stripes. You know you want to.
Posted by: Stephanie on 11.10.2004 AT 09:02 AM
Love the mittens, love the colors, love the stripey thumb!
Posted by: Debi on 11.10.2004 AT 01:16 AM
I love the thumby stripes, as Claudia called them, but I'd like to see the WHOLE thumb in them. Very VERY cute. Just adore those colors.
Posted by: Norma on 11.09.2004 AT 09:35 PM
keep.the.stripes. They say "Sandy" and that's cool! But do make the thumb long enough! (And when did you post this? I'm fearing blog-lines might not be updating again, but I have also been not checking)
Posted by: Mary Beth on 11.09.2004 AT 09:12 PM
i dig the mini stripes. makes your mittens totally unique. they're definitely not from the gap. :)
Posted by: thuy on 11.09.2004 AT 07:23 PM
Count me in on the little stripes. I think they add a certain something to the mittens ... rather like spice in a recipe.
Posted by: Charlotte on 11.09.2004 AT 07:22 PM
Hmm, no pop-up today, it's a "good thing". Love the mitten, keep the striped thumb, or not, it's your knitting, do what makes you happy.
Posted by: chris on 11.09.2004 AT 05:34 PM
Sandy - Inishmore will go faster as you go along. There is a definite logic to the pattern and you'll soon get into the groove of it.
Big stripes, little stripes. Both good. I think I'd do the eggplant to match the body and then stripe just the tip of the thumb.
Posted by: Mary on 11.09.2004 AT 04:14 PM
Hi,
the mittens are going to be lovely, but I think redoing the thumb with wide stripes will make them even better.
Posted by: Karin on 11.09.2004 AT 02:06 PM
Oooh, I love the pink sky. Thanks for sharing ... no northern lights in these parts.
I think the ministripey thumb is too cute! I vote to keep the stripes.
Posted by: Ann on 11.09.2004 AT 01:52 PM
Weather/sky grrls unite! I LOVE the thumb, btw!!
Posted by: margene on 11.09.2004 AT 12:14 PM
I vote definitely yes on the little thumb stripes, I love them!
Posted by: Jackie on 11.09.2004 AT 11:55 AM
Great mittens -- I love the stripe!
We had Northern Lights dancing in the sky on Sunday night -- just gorgeous.
I'm working on Cromarty and St. Brigid (and 3,000 other things) and recall being discouraged at 2 rows/hour, but I'm much faster now that the pattern has become more familiar. Stick with it (it's so worth it).
Posted by: Vicki on 11.09.2004 AT 11:32 AM
LOVE the stripes, and the thumb--you've got a good eye for color too, girlie. Cute!
Thanksgiving is almost here---get your turkey platter ready! xxoo
Posted by: Kim on 11.09.2004 AT 10:44 AM
I love your color choices and I like the thumb stripes, cute.
Posted by: Cindy on 11.09.2004 AT 10:37 AM
I say keep em! I think they are cool.
is it un-comfy for your thumb? yeah? go a couple more rows.
no? oh well!
Posted by: heather on 11.09.2004 AT 09:53 AM
Just look at that Inishmore! So little, and yet already so pretty! What yarn is that?...
Posted by: Beth S. on 11.09.2004 AT 09:37 AM
I have to add one more vote for little stripes. They are great! Now just get it to fit!
Posted by: Johanna on 11.09.2004 AT 09:34 AM
Love the stripey thumb! I'd just make it fit. Terrific colors, too.
Posted by: Judy on 11.09.2004 AT 09:22 AM
Me, too. Go stripes.
Posted by: Jennie on 11.09.2004 AT 08:48 AM
For what its worth, I like the thumb-y stripes.
Posted by: claudia on 11.09.2004 AT 08:38 AM
I love, love, love the mittens!! I may have to be a copycat. :)
Posted by: Jackie on 11.13.2004 AT 08:05 AM