2. Yesterday I was overcome with a deep, passionate desire to knit stranded mittens.
3. I had the yarn, but didn't have DPNs the right size (?!?!?!)
4. I went to the yarn store and came back with yarn for the mittens, but no needles. (Thus costing me money and defeating the purpose of the trip.)
5. I made it work by using the two 6" Knit Picks harmony needles I found, two 5" Brittany birch, and one 8" Clover bamboo. (I won't get into why none of these were acceptable. Apparently I'm more picky than I thought.)
6. I didn't much like that set-up, but I love the pattern (Marko's Mittens from Folk Knitting in Estonia) and I'm using Jamieson's, so there's a lot of love going around. (I've had a things for natural, woolen-spun yarns for a while, too.) (I saw some other yarn that was "moth-proofed." I don't know what that means, but I was instantly upset by it. I don't like my yarn tampered with.)
7. I don't know why I thought it was a good idea to start a pair of mittens at 1am, but I seem to have managed the cast on just fine.
8. That second braid, though, the pretty white/red one? It's wrong. It's supposed to be black and red.
9. It's fixed now.
10. Now I just need to figure out how it's going to fit on my hand.
11. I'm sure it'll be fine when it's done.
12. Be quiet, I can hear what you're thinking.
1) You're doing a number list! I like number lists. :)
ReplyDelete2) Thanks for sending people to my blog.
3) I originally typed that as "blgo" and couldn't figure out what was wrong with it.
4) Have I mentioned to you yet that I'm tired today?
5) I'm a little confused: you wanted different needles but then didn't get different needles (on accident, I assume). So you thought that instead of using a complete set of needles that you already had, it would be BETTER somehow to cobble together a set from three different ones?
6) At least if the mittens turn out wonky you can blame the needles, not the knitter.
1. You're hilarious.
ReplyDelete1) Yippee!!!
ReplyDelete4) hhaha
Clumsy's list response is really great. Sometimes, a dude just wants to knit mittens at 1 in the morning. It happens.
ReplyDelete1. What size needles do you need?
ReplyDelete2. Are you sure you're not knitting mittens for a toddler?
3. At least, you knit.
4. xoxox
I love this kind of mittens !
ReplyDeleteYou're doing a great job :D
How come you aren't using that Malabrago that I am coveting? Just kidding! Looks like you are doing a pretty good job, so DON'T STOP!
ReplyDeleteLinda (the one that isn't Johnny)
Am I the only one who is willing to admit what I'm thinking? Which is: you should rip those out RIGHT NOW and start over. Otherwise, you're going to be in for a world of yarn hurt when you get up to the gusset and realize they aren't going to fit you.
ReplyDeleteJust sayin'.
But they are lovely.
And I'm sure you'll do a brilliant job knitting them. You are a brilliant knitter, after all.
And funny.
I feel your need to knit stranded mittens. I have so many that I want to knit RIGHT NOW, but I'm trying to restrain myself to finish up projects that have been sitting around...
ReplyDeleteI think we need to talk about sizing, though...
Beautiful just beautiful, right now I am knitting cookie monster mittens (to match a ear flap cookie monster hat already made) so I am jealous that you get to knit something so nice. I am very happy to see a young man knitting. Maybe I can convince some of my grandsons to learn!
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