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December 7, 2005
A Mitten
I've been busy taking your advice. Thank you all so much. I've decided not to stress about Ombre. I won't get it done, but it will give me good Christmas knitting and I should be able to finish it up fairly soon after Christmas. I spent last night seaming Ronnie and have another night's worth of work on it. But, it is in the homestretch, which makes me happy. I also finished the first Thrum and boy is it one warm mitten. I wished I'd had a pair this morning when I left for work (-27 air temp - no wind chill) - it was so cold it hurt to breathe. But there will be Norwegian mittens in my near future, and taking Thrum for myself kind of defeats the whole spirit of giving thing.
Anyway, pictures of the finished mitten
And the really funky one
You can see where I changed the method of inserting the thrums, but I don't think its noticable from the outside.
I'll just be hanging out plugging away on these Christmas knits and reminding myself that I love to knit and Christmas is about giving to those you love. If I sneak a row or two in on the socks I started right before I go to bed, well who can blame me - they're yummy. What? Socks? More on the socks tomorrow.
Have a great day and stay warm, where ever you are.
Comments
What a cute mitten. I love how it's made. It looks so very warm and cozy.
Posted by: Areli at December 7, 2005 2:39 PM
Very cool! Now onto mitten #2.
Posted by: Angela at December 7, 2005 2:48 PM
Damn, that is cold. LOVE the mitten!
Posted by: Purly Whites at December 7, 2005 3:39 PM
Love the mitten, love the inside of the mitten, it's happy crazy in there.
I know your mother won't mind that Ombre won't be ready until after the holiday, it keeps Christmas active longer.
Posted by: Rebekah at December 7, 2005 3:43 PM
the mitten is so cute!! i love it. and i can't believe your state is sooo cold.
Posted by: blossom at December 7, 2005 3:47 PM
I love the tufts inside out! Very colorful and happy. Those will be extremely warm and they are so cute!
Posted by: grumperina at December 7, 2005 3:51 PM
Here I was complaining because of a mere 5 degrees....Oof. Love the mitten. It looks so much better than my attempt.
Posted by: Leanne at December 7, 2005 4:21 PM
Those dotty mitts are absolutely gorgeous! If I could just get this bunch of socks I'm working on finished, I might be able to move on to something for me :)
Posted by: Sharon J at December 7, 2005 4:34 PM
So awesome! What a great mitten. And now I feel wimpy for shivering madly as I gassed up tonight in a windy 25 degrees.
Posted by: PumpkinMama at December 7, 2005 4:43 PM
Oh, the mitten is *SO* cool!!! Absolutely love it. Thrum will be such a fun present!
Posted by: caitlyn at December 7, 2005 4:47 PM
Lovin the mitten. You are generous with your knitting. I am not getting to knit any gifts this year. I just didn't plan it right but I'll do it next year - maybe! Glad you aren't stressing anymore. Stay warm!
Posted by: Stephanie at December 7, 2005 4:59 PM
You make me glad to have our 3 degrees! The mittens not only look amazingly warm but beautiful! I can see you'll need them with temps that cold!
Posted by: margene at December 7, 2005 5:18 PM
Oh my colorful goodness! I LOVE the mittens. They are gorgeous!
Posted by: Maritza at December 7, 2005 7:42 PM
Love them! I think you made the right decision to finish the mittens... it sounds like you need them with that weather! The inside out pic looks like psychedelic cotton candy!
Posted by: Zarah at December 7, 2005 9:25 PM
The mittens are just wonderful! Doesn't this weather make you wonder just a teeny bit about all this "global warming" stuff? We're in the 20's and about to get socked with another snow storm...very unusual for this time of year in Connecticut. Stay warm!
Posted by: Marcia at December 7, 2005 9:40 PM
I do not know how you can give those mittens away. They are absolutely gorgeous. Many, many congratulations on some stunning knitting. You have inspired me to have a go at some thrummed mittens (is that the right term?) although our temperatures don't go so low! Brrrrr!
Posted by: tricia at December 8, 2005 3:29 AM
That is just adorable! I love the happy colors and the puffiness of it ;) So warm!
Posted by: Lolly at December 8, 2005 4:42 PM
Fab mittens, I love them :)
Posted by: Annarella at December 9, 2005 12:12 PM
omg that is so gorgeous! that's it, i'm making thrummed mittens!
Posted by: kris at December 11, 2005 3:45 PM
