This pair is for ME!! (Yeah, it's purple. What can I say...)I started with my new favorite tubular cast on. (For a fabulous tutorial, go here. Tech-Knitting is the best site ever. I've been knitting for more than 40 years, and I still learn new and wonderful things on that site. Browse and enjoy!) Then I knit a nice long cuff to keep the wind out, then started a simple color pattern, with thrums at all the crossroads. You can see the thumb gusset on the top right.
Speaking of thrums, Knitting Daily is running a bunch of posts on thrums at this point, though I almost fritzed out when I saw their advice on "making thrums" - they were bringing the ends in to the middle of the thrum, making a loop at each end. Now why on earth would anyone want to purposely make a bunch of fingercatchers in their mittens!?!?! Not. Good. Advice.
If anyone expresses interest, I'll chart out the pattern for these.
3 comments:
Gorgeous!!! I have no idea how thrums work in mittens but those look toasty warm.
I love the mittens. I haven't tried thrumbs yet but I read all the info on it. Love the colorway! I'm guessing you like purple!
They look fantastic!! This is the thrum mitten I have been dreaming about!! Pattern and helpful hints would be wonderful.
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