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08.11.2005 :: Helgi's Mittens: aka Sandy's mittens
Mittens!
88F degrees today (31C) means MITTEN TIME!
Pattern: Helgi's mittens from Nancy Bush's Folk Knitting in Estonia
Yarn: Knitpicks andean treasures alpaca yarn, colors moss and fog
Needles size: 2US
On a fun scale, these are FUN PLUS. I love them. AND. They are for me.
Good thing too, look!
Some funky thumbs. It appears as if there are too many right thumbs. But when I put them on, they are FINE ENOUGH. They would not be okay if intended as a gift but honestly, you can't tell when they are on. Or more, *I* can't tell when they are on.
When I started the decreases on the second mitten, it seemed as if too many stitches landed on one needle, so I spread them out a bit and started decreasing, moving the thumb to the side of the mitten. Unnoticed by me. However, this may have solved the weird thumb placement. A happy accident, I think.
Onto another pair. Which ones will it be? Nobody knows!
Posted by Sandy on 08.11.2005 AT 05:48 PM
Comments
Gorgeous! The perfect project for right now too! Lots of beautiful mittens, socks and gloves in that book! Thanks for reminding me. The Marko's mittens on the cover have been on my to-do list for years. I think that's just the type of little project I need right now. Gotta go check the stash. That alpaca's sounding mighty nice though!
Posted by: Jean on 08.14.2005 AT 10:56 AM
Now I'm pining for mittens.
I love mittens, and those are awewsome, especially since you did the thumbs the way that I do! ; )
Posted by: stephanie on 08.13.2005 AT 10:08 AM
I love the mittens. Even with the similar thumbs I think they're wonderful.
Posted by: Amy Boogie on 08.13.2005 AT 09:31 AM
Gorgeous - I love the thumbs! Adds some extra character. :)
Posted by: Jackie on 08.13.2005 AT 08:35 AM
I love the mittens -- the colors and the pattern are just lovely! Congrats!
Posted by: Kathy on 08.12.2005 AT 08:54 PM
Your mittens are awesome and I love the KnitPicks yarn colors you chose! Have you seen Nancy Bush's Estonian Lace Scarf in the current issue of PieceWorks? I am knitting it now and it has totally captured my attention! It is really fun to knit. I am knitting it out of Knitpicks lace alpaca. Maybe you could make a scarf to match the mittens! The symbol key is totally wrong...you have to go to Interweave's website for the corrected one.
Posted by: Kate on 08.12.2005 AT 03:03 PM
Those look GREAT!
I love that book. I'm all about those Estonian mittens!
Posted by: paula on 08.12.2005 AT 12:33 PM
Your a girl after my own heart. Mittens are one of my favorite things to knit. I love the color and design of yours.
Posted by: Maureen on 08.12.2005 AT 12:32 PM
Wonderful mittens! I wear gloves, personally, but those are scrumptuous enough to make me consider a pair of mittens for myself!
Is the lighter color really the grey that my monitor tells me it is?
Posted by: Colleen on 08.12.2005 AT 12:10 PM
Oooh, they almost have me looking forward to winter. Almost.
Posted by: Teresa C on 08.12.2005 AT 10:16 AM
You are the Mitten Queen.
Posted by: claudia on 08.12.2005 AT 10:11 AM
Very pretty, Sandy! I seem to remember reading that EZ always made her mittens in the summer...
Posted by: Mary Beth on 08.12.2005 AT 09:50 AM
those are wonderful - I can only imagine how soft and warm they must be...I need to add that pattern to my "must do someday" list.
Posted by: Kristen on 08.12.2005 AT 08:52 AM
great mittens! As for myself, I have been knitting warm woolie hats. Yesterday it was 97
Posted by: JUSTIN on 08.12.2005 AT 08:23 AM
They look great, and your right, no one will know about the thumbs. You'll be so happy when the cooler weather comes around and you can wear them.
Posted by: Kate on 08.12.2005 AT 08:15 AM
Your mittens are fantastic! I love them. I have the book and would love to try a pair, but am still too scared. I've never tried knitting with more than one color. My vote for next pair: Sander's Mittens (p 110), I love their fishtail cuffs.
Your thumbs look wonderful. Enjoy!
Posted by: Sonja Poor on 08.11.2005 AT 10:36 PM
Very nice mittens! So toasty warm too.
Posted by: Cara on 08.11.2005 AT 10:28 PM
They're lovely. And if you're locked in a refrigerator, who cares about thumbs anyway? I gotta go knit. Damnit. I've been thinking mittens, too. Sweaters. I want to cast on a million things. But first I have to FINISH something!
Posted by: Norma on 08.11.2005 AT 07:56 PM
Beautiful mittens!
Posted by: wendy g on 08.11.2005 AT 07:18 PM
I think that right thumb thing must be contagious. They are scrumptious. Can you bring them around sometime soon so I can admire them in person?
Posted by: julia fc on 08.11.2005 AT 06:48 PM
OH!! I LOVE THEM!! I bow to you, oh Queen of the Beautiful Mittens! Dang girl, you make me want to do colorwork in the worst way.
Big hugs to you & the fam! xxoo
Posted by: Kim on 08.14.2005 AT 11:35 AM