Monday, November 5, 2018

Look Who's Knitting

 It started with washing all last year's scarves and cowls. Handling all my dusty knits made the itch to knit unbearable.



 I had to cast on a sock. It's a Hermoine.


 Then believe it or not, I got the thumb finished on the Snowfling mitten AND started the lining AND cast on the other mitten. I was on a roll Sunday morning listening to podcasts.



Now about that lining. I almost ripped it out thinking I had picked it up wrong when at the very last minute, just before giving those needles a good yank, I realized the mitten was just turned inside out. I would have been more than upset with myself if I hadn't caught that. Picking up those stitches on the picot cast on edge was a bear. The lining is Knit Picks Capra btw which is Merino and Cashmere. I love it.
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8 comments:

  1. BetsyNovember 5, 2018 at 1:34 AM

    I still need to wash all of my hand knits and I better get busy because the forecast is for temps in the 20’s this week for the lows. Brrr. I enjoy knitting the Hermione pattern too. And those mittens! Gorgeous! Sure glad no ripping commenced.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  2. Tired TeacherNovember 5, 2018 at 11:50 AM

    Whew, glad you caught the lining glitch before you got too far. Happy to hear you were able to pick up your needles again.

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  3. ShirleyNovember 5, 2018 at 12:05 PM

    It's wonderful that you are able to enjoy knitting again. Beautiful mitten and I bet they will be really warm.

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  4. VeraNovember 5, 2018 at 12:35 PM

    Those mittens blow me away! They are so gorgeous. I like the Hermoine pattern as well - it knits up pretty and is easy to memorize.

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  5. WanderingcatstudioNovember 5, 2018 at 2:40 PM

    Those mittens are going to be so nice to wear in the cold!

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  6. elnsNovember 5, 2018 at 5:57 PM

    Oh the mittens looks so good. I love that Hermione pattern. Always an A+ project. Your projects all have a beautiful autumnal color theme!

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  7. JaneNovember 5, 2018 at 8:49 PM

    Those mittens are beautiful and boy howdy will they be warm. The Hermione pattern is a good one. I think you can knit it with any kind of sock yarn - speckled, tonal, solid, striped. It is a classic.

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  8. Delighted HandsNovember 6, 2018 at 6:43 AM

    I noticed that several of my shawls could use a re-blocking; yup, it's that time of year!
    The mittens look great; that lining is going to be delicious!!!

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