Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Mittens from Hell

I've made 18th century mittens before. Somewhere between 6 and 12 pair, and they aren't exactly complicated. But this latest pair were possessed, I swear. I started them last December. I ripped them out and started again in January. I've started them over at least four times. Then, when knitting the mate, I realized about 3/4 of the way through that it was a little wider than the other. WTH? Then I realized that I was running out of yarn, but that's happened to me before. Worst case scenario, I simply unravel from the bottom until I'm done, and then I pick up the stitches and knit back down in a contrasting color. I squeaked by with may an extra 15 feet of yarn, and oh, did I mention that I'm having issues with my gauge lately? (Lately being the past 11 months ...) These turned out waaaay too big. But that's okay! I figured I can full them (shrink them on purpose) up a bit. Can't make them bigger, but I can make them smaller! And guess what happened? No, they did NOT end up too small (and I have no idea how I lucked out there), but the discrepancy in width is now really obvious. And I think they're still too big. I'm sorry, Chris, but these are going to have to tide you over for now. I'll try again later. Maybe in 2012.
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  1. doubletroubleSeptember 28, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    Wait... is Mr. Daniels involved?

    :^)

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  2. Brad K.September 28, 2011 at 11:18 PM

    Thanks for the reminder that winter approaches.

    I once had a pair of fleece-lined, suede leather mittens, back in Minnesota or Iowa where they were quite appropriate. For those that haven't worked in mittens in cold weather, I imagine it can be quite startling just how little dexterity you lose, and how much warmer they keep the fingers. I miss those mittens.

    I wonder if there is a pattern for *crocheted* mittens?

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  3. DaddyBearSeptember 29, 2011 at 7:10 AM

    One of these days I must learn to knit. I can't put my big meathooks into commercially available gloves, so I either wear mittens or half-finger gloves.

    Don't give up. Some projects are like that.

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  4. Old NFOSeptember 29, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    Meh... At least you CAN knit... I tried a few stitches and ended up having to cut the @#&& knot I ended up tying! LOL

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