I can’t get them off my mind. Mittens. Thumb gussets. How to decrease the tops. The proper cuff length. A longing to be good enough at colourwork to attempt some of these.
1. poison ivy mittens, 2. glove no 1 finished, 3. snowy day mittens, 4. Paradoxical Mittens, 5. two birds close-up, 6. Cuff detail, 7. Street Smart Cabled Fingerless Mitts, 8. green pine branches mitts, 9. kodie wearing monkey socks, 10. hers and hers
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Walking the dog twice a day might have something to do with it. Or it might be a desire to knit something that is art, rather than just a product to keep someone warm. Christmas knitting is leaving me feeling a little like a knitting factory rather than an artisan these days.
Here’s a festive little video: Interweave Winter 2008 photoshoot video. A wonderful and tantalizing look at the behind-the-scenes view of the photoshoot. Can’t wait for my copy to cross the border and arrive in my mailbox, all full of promise and projects.
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These look soo comfy. I think that I might have to learn to knit. I am going to put that on my list of things to do.
I’m smitten with the poison ivy mittens, and even moreso having linked through and discovered that they were knit with recycled wool.
Now I just need to learn to knit mittens…
I’m with Kim on the poison ivy mittens. However, I don’t just need to learn to knit mittens, I need to learn to knit…
You can SO do this! I just made the Bird in Hand mittens for my SIL. And, really and truly you can do this.