Last weekend I decided this situation needed to be remedied immediately so I found myself a free pattern on Ravelry for a pair of mitts and cast on Saturday morning. I finished the mitts Monday morning carpooling in to work. Here's how they turned out:
Pattern: Straightforward Mitts by Simone Draeger
Yarn: Shibui Knits Staccato in colorway Chrome
Needles: 3s
Raveled: Straightforward Mitts
These mitts turned out great, and they don't interfere with my typing at all. They're great for delicately holding lilies, as shown above, in case you ever find yourself in that situation. The fit is good, they don't take much yarn, they're pretty much perfect. I also loved the color of the yarn. The silk in Staccato really gives the grey color a beautiful luster. Plus it's machine washable, which is perfects for mitts.
The pattern was designed to match Herbivore, a shawl by Stephen West. My fiance is knitting one of Stephen's hat patterns, Windschief, at the moment, so we had a house full of slanted twisted rib projects going on. It was adorable, if I do say so myself.
Right now, I'm working on knitting the sleeves to my White Pine cardigan. I have them about up to the elbow. Hopefully I can join them to the body by this weekend and update you all with some pictures. I need to get that cardigan finished so I have a free schedule for Ravelympics in July. Ahem, the knitting community event coinciding with the Olympics. Wouldn't want to upset anybody. I have this crazy idea to knit a sweater in just 17 days. We'll see how that turns out!
Happy knitting to everybody!
Your knitting is so well-done. It looks professional. I saw that Gawker story. What a hoot.
ReplyDeleteThose came out beautiful. I have started these twice already and they've been pushed aside. You have inspired me to take them out and do them already.
ReplyDeleteI think that you could totally knit a sweater in 17 days, any idea which pattern yet? I really like those mitts, the slanted rib is so much fun to knit and I would really like to try it again sometime. Also, the colorway was perfect for the pattern.
ReplyDeleteI have a couple of ideas in my head of what I want to do, but I haven't quite decided yet.
DeleteThank you for visiting my blog. Love those mittens, and your fiance knits? Lucky girl! A Ravelympics sweater is entirely possible. In 2008 I knitted a vest on size 4 needles, so choose a pattern you are comfortable, and swatch ahead of time.
ReplyDeleteLove that pattern and your photos, it looks like you got them done really quick too :) Congrats, they're gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYour mitts are so perfect! I would absolutely knit and wear these this summer and then again in the fall ... and in the winter ...
ReplyDeleteThose mittens are gorgeous! I can totally relate to needing to rug up indoors, our house is freakishly cold even without ac. Would love to see how you go with your Ravelympic plans, too! Sounds exciting.
ReplyDeleteThose mittens are just perfect! They are gorgeous.
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