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11.24.2003 :: Mitts
Finished the mittens, knit with the yarn that I spun from the Indigo Moons fiber that I bought at Rhinebeck. The yarn is merino, silk and either alpaca or llama. It's so very soft and delicious. I use the mitten pattern from Ann Budd's book that I referred to in a post from a couple of days ago. I changed the top decreases and finished off the top of the mittens more like a sock toe.
I'm knitting up a hat with the remaining yarn - I think I may have just enough.
Just in time for the imminent snow!
Posted by Mary on 11.24.2003 AT 10:27 PM
Comments
yummy, yummy, yummy!
Posted by: vanessa on 11.25.2003 AT 05:57 AM
Lovely. Items from handspun are extra special.
I believe all of the Indigo Moon batts have the same blends... it's alpaca/merino/silk.
Posted by: Melissa on 11.25.2003 AT 06:43 AM
Hi Geane - Yeah - these are for me. It looks like I only have enough yarn leftover for a kid's hat, so one of the little one's in my family will be getting a hat from this. It'll be good for a kid, too, because it's very soft.
Posted by: Mary on 11.25.2003 AT 07:25 AM
Those are beautiful mittens!
Love the colors, They remind me of spring.
Posted by: max on 11.25.2003 AT 08:36 AM
Those mittens are so nice. I love the colours and the soft look.
Posted by: Uli on 11.25.2003 AT 12:18 PM
Wow, that was FAST! They are beautiful, Mary!
Posted by: Kerstin on 11.25.2003 AT 01:50 PM
What pretty yarn & mittens! I just used the Ann Budd pattern myself to make my first pair of mittens.
Posted by: Susan on 11.25.2003 AT 02:45 PM
Such beautiful mittens.How wanderful to be able to wear such lovely ,warm mittens that you knit from yarn you spun.Sigh.
Just gorgeous.
Posted by: Emma on 11.25.2003 AT 05:45 PM
I am in love with that yarn. I must get me some o dat! I may have to beg/borrow/steal/buy some. :)
The mittens will look great! Oh, on you too! Sure, they'll look good on you. Better on me, but what ever! heehee!
got room for one more blog after the new year? I need a spatterdash!
Posted by: Sandy on 11.25.2003 AT 06:42 PM
gorgeous mittens...and what a great close up of the stitches. I can almost feel the softness of the yarn just by looking at the picture.Good yarn like that will spoil ya!
Posted by: Lisa on 11.25.2003 AT 10:33 PM
Hi there, Mary. I just caught up on your blog. I'm so intrigued by your "spinning." I think I may start to look into it. Then I'll buy a farm, some sheep, lamas, alpacas, etc and just spin and knit all day long. I think I'll have to win the lottery first.
I really like your blog set up. I find mine a little limited. Who do you use?
If I don't speak to you before, Happy Thanksgiving.
Sean
Posted by: Sean on 11.26.2003 AT 07:32 AM
FABULOUS!! Fabulous spinning, fabulous knitting, fabulous mittens!
Posted by: Lisa on 11.26.2003 AT 04:45 PM
Now I want to haul out the spinning wheel and do some more spinning, in the midst of trying to get all my holiday knitting done too. Beautiful mittens. I'm going to go look up Indigo Moon.
Posted by: Stonering on 11.28.2003 AT 12:57 PM
Mary, I love the colour. I'm such a sucker for pretty pastels and pink. The mitts are cute. Makes me wish we have winter here just so I can wear all the cool accessories.
Posted by: lyn on 12.02.2003 AT 03:59 AM
beautiful! isn't it fun to knit up handspun???
Posted by: CarolineF on 12.03.2003 AT 09:38 AM
GOR---Geous!!!! Really pretty! Did I miss for whom they were spun/knit? For you??? g
Posted by: geane on 11.25.2003 AT 12:36 AM