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December 22, 2005
A Holiday Miracle
Last night at the most reasonable hour of 8:30 p.m. I finished weaving in the ends on the Thrum Mittens! Two completed Christmas projects, one to go. The mittens are snuggly and warm (maybe too warm, but it gets really cold in Wyoming) and oh so cute. What do you think?
Project Specs:
Pattern - Fleece Artist Thrum Mitten Kit - a gift from my lovely secret pal
Needles - US 4 (3.5 mm) Clover dpns
Modifications/Thoughts - I made the adult size medium and I think it will be a good fit. The second mitten is a bit tighter than the first because I used larger pieces of roving, which took up more space, but I don't think it's too noticable. Hopefully. I ran out of roving on the very last thrum row of the thumb, so I had to use a little bit of the pink roving Leanne sent me as a secret pal gift, and it worked just fine. I really liked knitting these mittens and hope the recipient will like them.
Comments
Wonderful! These came out beautifully, my attempts have not worked out so well. Congrats on finishing them before X-mas.
Posted by: Leanne at December 22, 2005 10:25 AM
They look great to me!
Posted by: Angela at December 22, 2005 10:32 AM
They are adorable!! Congrats on finishing them!
Posted by: caitlyn at December 22, 2005 10:55 AM
I have been lurking here for a few days and following the progress of these mittens. They are so cool. Congrats on finishing them. The recipient is quite blessed to have someone knit these as their gift. Great job.
Posted by: Kris at December 22, 2005 11:16 AM
Beautiful! You're giving them away!? Someone is very lucky and will be very warm.
Posted by: margene at December 22, 2005 11:18 AM
They look fabulous. Such a cute pattern. I'm sure they will make the giftee very happy. Congrats on another holiday knit complete!
Posted by: PumpkinMama at December 22, 2005 11:36 AM
Way to go! (And with plenty of time to spare.) I'm sure they will be appreciated and worn for many coooold Wyoming winters to come.
Posted by: Zarah at December 22, 2005 11:52 AM
Wooly and wonderful - I love them, Steph, and I am sure the recipient will too!
Posted by: Lolly at December 22, 2005 11:57 AM
I think they are wonderful!!! So wonderful, in fact, that I did a stash dive to find my Fleece Artist kit.........If your intended recipient doesn't like them, he or she is nuts.......certifiable.
Posted by: christine at December 22, 2005 11:59 AM
Very, very cute!!! They are just gorgeous and I bet they feel wonderful on the hands ;).
Posted by: grumperina at December 22, 2005 12:01 PM
Oh they are adorable, and definitely look warm. I bet they'd be too warm for ILlinois, we only seem to get snaps of truly cold spells.
Posted by: Rebekah at December 22, 2005 1:14 PM
Oh, congratulations! We knew you weren't going to finish the blanket, so you are (un)officially done! The mittens look very cute. Nice work.
Posted by: Purly Whites at December 22, 2005 3:09 PM
Yea you finished! I am so excited for you! Another Christmas present done. A gift for somebody else. You are very nice. I just knitted one gift this year - at the last minute! I love the mittens!
Posted by: Stephanie at December 22, 2005 6:05 PM
wahey! i love them!
Posted by: kris at December 23, 2005 4:39 AM
