These were a great quick knit and they came out fabulous. I will certainly make them again, maybe next time for myself.
Specs:
Pattern: Fine Cabled Mitts by Anne Hanson (yes, the love of all things Anne continues unabated) Large size
Yarn: Handspun Merino I had about 3 1/2 oz -350 yards and I have a fair bit leftover. The estimate of 200 yards was about right.
Needles 2.75 mm (US2) 16 inch circulars – I worked both at the same time much like I do socks.
Started: July 15, 2007
Finished: July 18, 2007
Modifications: Changed the cable crossing on right mitt to the opposite direction – symmetry, ya know.
We now return you to Summer of Socks knitting already in progress…
This yarn was a custom order from Scout in Virginia Tech colors. She doesn’t have it listed in her color gallery, but if any Hokie knitters would like a skein of their very own, I’m sure she’d be glad to recreate it. I am planning to do toe-up Jaywalkers.
I have managed to knit a few dozen rows on my Pehuén shell this week, but it just doesn’t seem very photogenic at the moment. The farther I get on the front, the more tempted I am to rip out the back and re-knit it alternating balls of yarn every couple rows.
Despite my efforts at yarn dieting, I managed to acquire a few new fibery items this week:
This arrived in my mailbox on Monday. The skeins in the middle and right were replacements for yarn with issues that was sent back. The one on the left was a total surprise, but the colorway (Lunasea) is one I’ve been longing for since it first went up on the Blue Moon Site. Thanks, Tina.
This came yesterday: 5 skeins of laceweight wool at 1613 m per 100 g skein. At a bit more than seven dollars a skein after shipping this was too good a deal to pass up.
Finally I joined Yarn Pirate’s Booty Club last month (timing is everything) and my first shipment arrived today. I’m putting the picture behind a cut so as not to inadvertantly spoil anyone else in the club that hasn’t gotten their package yet. Read the rest of this entry »
