Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 10:31AM Avert your eyes
I've been meaning to post this finished object for awhile, but I didn't want to blind anybody. The colors really are that bright, but not so...assaulting.
These are a commission-knit for an extended family member. I just need to block the cuffs to make the i-cord stop rolling and then I can send them off.
The pattern is from Anna Zilboorg's Magnificent Mittens, and I love how the mittens turned out. I especially love the thumb - see on the right mitten how it blends in with the palm pattern? Genius! This was my first top-down mitten, too, and although the beginning is a bit fiddly, it's definitely worth it. I will be making many more patterns out of this book, probably in just as many eye-searing colors. My next pair will probably be out of a memorizable pattern - this one was nearly impossible to remember, so I had to have the book open in my lap the whole time.
I used Cascade 220 Superwash for both colors. After all this time, it's still one of my favorites.
Reader Comments (2)
Those are totally gorgeous!
I didn't know it was possible to make those by hand. Nice!
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