Thursday, February 25, 2021

Thrumming Along

I always get a lot of comments asking about the thrumming process so here goes:

Before you can add your thrums to your knitting you have to make them. It starts with pulling out pencil sized lengths from whatever fiber you're using. 



Then you wrap those skinny bits around your hand and roll them together using your other hand making a loop. You take the loop you just made, lay it down and with the side of you hand roll the middle until you get a bow. 


You pull the middle of that bow through the stitch below the one you want the thrum in and then knit it together with that stitch. That locks it in place. I have never had one come loose. Not even went they went through the washer and dryer....ahem.



When you finish that round you get something that looks like a troll doll. Remember those? I still have one. 




Then you tuck in all that wild hair and knit three rows plain. You repeat all this fun until you get to the top. The thumb is an afterthought and follows the same thrum pattern. When you're all done you have a soft cloud of a mitten that is so warm and so cozy you wonder why anyone ever bothers making any other kind. 







 

15 comments:

  1. That is really interesting and I think I may just have to try that with my next mittens for me. Too bad I gave all of my fiber away a couple of years ago. Thanks for explaining hte process. They are beautiful.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  2. I am so glad you posted this. I have had a kit for years but I found it intimidating. I am going to get it out and give it a try now. Thank you so much!!

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  3. Very interesting. I think it's too fiddly for me...and I don't wear mittens much anyway....but I bet they are very cozy and warm.

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  4. Love that yarn! The pink thrums are perfect with it.

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  5. Your mitten yarn has beautiful colors! Thanks for the photos and tip on the thrumming process.

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  6. Very pretty. Instructions make sense to me.

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  7. Just beautiful--what a great yarn combination!

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  8. I know that thrummed mittens feel great and are warm, but I don't think I have the patience. Yours look perfect!

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  9. Do your fingers get caught in it on the inside when either putting them on or pulling them off? Do you think you could thrum with crochet? (I can't knit)

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  10. OH NOW I WISH I HAD ROVING. But I need to work on my current tips! Great explanation

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  11. I found several YouTube tutorials on thrumming mittens that are crocheted. I never have caught my fingers on any thrums because they mash down when you wear them and kind of felt all together.

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  12. Love the way your thrums go with the yarn. Somehow I had the idea that the thrums were only on the inside of mittens. I have a couple of fibers in my stash so maybe will give this a try. My sister in MN really needs warm mittens.

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  13. That looks so warm and cozy! I love the colors and the colors!

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  14. This is so fascinating to me, I love them.

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