some old mittens.
Happy Spring, all! In spite of the warming weather, I’ve got mittens on the brain, so I’m dipping into the backlog of finished knits to show and tell about.
I knit these mittens for my sister Lisa. I gave her the first one in December 07, and didn’t get the second one to her until December 08. Luckily, she’s really forgiving.
pattern: Bird in Hand mittens, by Kate Gilbert
yarn: Plymouth Galway
needles: US2 DPNs
[raveled]
These mittens have the darling-est details: the wee birds, the blossoms, the braided bits on the cuff. Plus, they’re great fun to knit.
If, like me, the Spring-ish weather hasn’t dulled your passion for mitten-knitting, this is a good day for you. Julia Vesper is releasing her kick-ass Chevron Love mitten kits. In the sea of amazing mittens that was the Great Mitten Swap of Aught Eight (the same swap that spawned my Elinor’s Mittens pattern, Elinor’s Vespergyle pattern, and Minty’s Marion mittens), Julia’s were the ones I couldn’t stop petting. Do yourself a favor and pick up a kit!
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March 22nd, 2009 at 11:46 pm
gorgeous!
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:00 am
Truly gorgeous mittens! Here in Sweden mittens get lots of use for at least 7months of the year!
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:24 am
Beautiful mittens! I may have to give the mitten thing a try, although they would have to be gift knitting (as TX doesn’t get that cold).
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:44 am
Gorgeous colors! Love the purple!
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:37 am
Sweet mittens, that flower in th palm side is perfect!
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Ooh, mittens! Lovely! Wait, are you sure this won’t jinx us and make Winter last longer?
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Those look awesome! Good job!
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:18 pm
These are so beautiful! I always love your pretty color choices.
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:47 pm
They are beautiful !!! Those are actually on my to-do list for this year. I love your color combo.
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:03 pm
These are stunning! The color choice was perfect.
The stranded knitting looks so intimidating…:P
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Wow those mitts are wonderful and I’m sure they were worth the wait! I love the details from the little birdie to the picot cuff! Nice work!
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:47 pm
gorgeous mittens! your sister is lucky. so many awesome mitten patterns have been released recently (yours included, naturally!), but spring is almost here. i should knit some mittens anyway, right?
March 24th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
holy gosh those mittens are gorgeous! i really thought I had come around to accept the fact that I’m not a knitter, but those make me want to try again…
March 24th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
I must confirm, they are most toasty on my hands and beautiful to look at. Again, strangers have given them many a compliment. I’m beginning to see that people are generally willing to compliment any stranger on their cute kid and/or their lovely knitted items. I can’t imagine Kristy carting around a cute kid wrapped in your lovely knitted items. xoxo
March 25th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
these are sooooo charming! one day i’ll get around to some of the stuff on the ol’ rav queue.
March 28th, 2009 at 12:51 am
Your mittens are really beautiful!
March 28th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Beautiful, I am so in awe of this sort of colourwork.
March 28th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
What fabulous mittens! Also, the Dawson’s Creek Pillow in your last post is PURE GENIUS!