Pattern: NHM #1 by Terri Shea
Yarn: Knit Picks Palette (Mist and Black, less than 1/2 a skein of each)
Needles: For hand: Knit Picks Options size 4 (3.5mm) and 32" cable.
For thumb: size 2 (2.75mm) Birch Brittany DPN's (which I love by the way, thanks again Celeste!!!).
Love these mittens. They were really fast to knit, but still challenging. Colourwork has taken me a long time to master. In general though the pattern was very easy to follow and execute, I definitely see more Selbuvotter in my future.
Love these mittens. They were really fast to knit, but still challenging. Colourwork has taken me a long time to master. In general though the pattern was very easy to follow and execute, I definitely see more Selbuvotter in my future.
I made a few mistakes on the first mitten which I promptly frogged, and I'm glad I did. Both mitten match exactly (except for the thumbs, see below) and they fit perfectly too!
Knitting the thumbs gave me the most grief. I used the method of knitting the thumbs sts onto waste yarn then knitting again in pattern. When it came time to take the waste yarn out, I had a few problems getting the pattern right, you'll notice the patterns inside the thumbs are different. I thought about frogging, but opted not to, since I couldn't figure out how to fix the second to match the first and maintain the same number of sts. I'm very random about what things will bother me in a finished knitted project, and since these mittens were for me and the mistake was in the inside I decided it wouldn't bother me. If these were for a gift I would definitely frog and try again, I think even a non-knitter would be sure to notice the inconsistency eventually!
But still, I must admit enjoying the attention. :D
4 comments:
Your Selbuvotter are beautiful and striking; I think it's partly from the black on white! It really stands out. I knit some similar Selbu mittens from Folk Mittens; they are white on navy, and they are not nearly as eye popping. I love yours!
WONDERFUL!!!
Congratulations for your work, I love the pattern!
They're lovely! I think the pictures are beautiful too.
love these! I'm smitten with your mittens.
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