Posted: March 16th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: berocco ultra alpaca, mittens, project: andrea's mitts for me, things i knit, yarn i use | 1 Comment »
Progress on my new sweater is continuing – at a very satisfying pace, thanks to my break from school this week. (I feel like I am too old to call it “spring break,” but that’s totally what it is. Bring on the Arrested Development jokes)
I wanted to blog these mitts, though. I’ve been wearing them a lot this week, and I wanted to make sure I got some pictures up before they got too worn and fuzzy-looking.
These are the Andrea’s Mitts (
) I started in February. They languished on my craft table for an embarrassing while with only one thumb left to do, but once the weather started warming up, I wanted them finished so I could wear them. And man, am I wearing these a lot.
The main colour is 100% alpaca, and the contrasting stripes are alpaca-silk, which means that they are totally fuzzy and soft and warm, but also have a bit of a tendency to stretch out. That actually works perfectly with this pattern, which I wish I could say I planned on. The lace around the cuff turns out tight – much more than I expected, even though the pattern says that the cuff is pretty tight – which keeps them snug on my upper arms much better than ribbing ever would.
Plus, I feel like a pretty pretty princess when I wear them around.
Posted: February 3rd, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: hats, mittens, project: andrea's mitts for me, scarves&shawls | Tags: andrea's mitts, crafty, fingerless mitts, gryffindor scarf, handknit, harry potter knitting, knitting | 1 Comment »
I feel as though I haven’t knit in months. Probably it’s only been a week, but I’m tired, and Sleepy Me is a lot less rational about this sort of thing.
I’ve finished the commission work I started at the beginning of the month, and it’s off in the mail today.
I also started these, for myself. They are ridiculous, and insanely fiddly for what is, essentially, a pair of fingerless mittens, but I’m in love. The pattern is Andrea’s Mitts (), and you’re going to have to trust me that mine look like the ones in the pattern – it’s surprisingly hard to photograph stitch patterns in dark purple yarn, on yourself, left-handed.
Back in July, when I did the TTC Knitalong, I was given a single skein of – I think it’s Plymouth Mainland. This wool is gorgeous alpaca/silk, but each skein is only 65m, so I ended up using it as the CC in these mittens, along with some leftover purple yarn from a vest I knit last year. It was an excellent decision.
Song of the Entry: Fall Out Boy – Of All The Gin Joints In All The World
