Thrummed Mittens

I finished my Wicked sweater and my Liesl cardigan last night. I spent forever weaving in ends (Wicked was knit from frogged yarn, so there were lots of ends). I guess technically Liesl still needs it's 2 buttons sewn on and a blocking, but I'm calling it done until I can dig out the buttons. Which means that I'm ready to start my thrummed mittens!

I've divided the roving into two equal parts, and chosen a pattern. I think today I'll do gauge swatching and start ripping the roving into thrums. We'll see if I get any further than that.

vicki, are you ready to start too?


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vicki
Ahh! LOL! Not quite, I haven't been nearly as productive as you have been. I can start Monday though, after Rhinebeck. =)
sugar shock
OH NO! I thought that I was holding you up, so I was hurrying. So far all I've done besides a gauge swatch is to make billions of thrums. I have more fleece to go today, and then maybe I'll just put it aside and work on one of my UFOs until Monday too. How does that sound?
vicki
Sounds like a plan! I'll see if I can't get my thrums made by then. I haven't swatched, but who needs swatches? I might dig out the same pattern I used for my grandmother's thrummed mitts, those turned out well enough.
sugar shock
I have to confess, I started mine Monday night. I couldn't help myself. I just put the thumb stitches on scrap yarn, so I'm not super far, but...they were so pretty and just staring right AT me.

Did you start yet?
vicki
I didn't, I'm terrible!

Actually, I've been having a crazy week, and was going to email you when I got home tonight (which is now) to tell you that probably you should just go on without me, lol. My first knitalong failure!
sugar shock
Aww. That's ok. But you should still knit them when you can so we can share pictures!
vicki
Oh I will! I will wear them this winter!
sugar shock
I've been putting mine on as I've been knitting it. The thrums are SUPER soft. I wish I could just make a whole thrummed body suit! My hands are going to be so warm this winter!
vicki
I'll pass on the thrummed body suit, but I'm excited for the mittens! Which pattern are you using?
sugar shock
I ended up using the pattern from Kalamazoo Knits that I linked to. I like the added purl bump, and the fact that they have a real thumb gusset and not one of those afterthought thumbs.

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