Finished.
Another two pairs of pin-striped fingerless mits !
Aren’t they lovely ?
These are for Molly & Maya, belated xmas presents.
For some reason, I can’t capture the colors very well with the camera .
These are a medium greyish slate blue with marine blue stripes . . .
And these are a deep plum with royal purple stripes . . .
I think that five pairs of pin-striped fingerless mits are enough for me for a time, but since I knit them all almost entirely while walking the mountain, I’m not sure if I might not cast on for another pair . I mean, I fear I might trip without something to knit !
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But for now I’m going down off the mountain into town to ship these mits in the mail, and then feel my feathers fluff up with a sense of satisfaction of a job done ! I find it difficult to believe that all the Christmas knitting is behind me now. I went for my walk this morning , and, nothing to knit while walking along ! It was surreal.
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You are a machine, Jen. LOL. These are lovely. xo
Oh thank you Debbie ! These were the last (belatedly given) of my xmas knitting. So , all done ! 🙂 I can relax a little now … whew !
Adorable. I’m casting on a pair of Main Mitts myself today, but your’s look so elegant.
Thanks Morrie. Hey… just a tube with thumb gussets… how complicated can they be? 😉
Just perfect for picking Blueberries and Raspberries! – You are a Mitting Machine!
Ha ha… ‘mitting machine’ ! 🙂 Yeah, picking berries sounds about right in your neck of the woods ! Thank you !
Those fingerless mitts look so cozy!
They are Sava… and they’re so eeeeasy ! A tube with thumb gussets !
Those look delicious, good enough to eat! Inspires me to cast on a pair of fingerless gloves and walk at the same time!
Thanks Martha. You COULD !!! You could knit and walk ! I recommend straight stocking stitch and easy flat surface to begin, Oreo will love it !
I love these, and that you knit them whilst walking is a wonder to me…I cannot walk and chew gum (seriously, I am a klutz) so it amazes me what some people can accomplish! Beautiful!
Thanks Tamara, well, I bet you could actually , if you practiced. 🙂
I’m very impressed you can walk and knit at the same time (especially in that kind of terrain!). Your gloves are lovely. Beautiful colours.
Thanks Kelly. Well, everything is relative to practice. When I first started out , after seeing photos of the old-world Shetland women knitting while collecting peet in huge creels , while walking , I thought ” I can do this, and I’m not even planning on carrying peet ! ” Perhaps I ought to collect fire kindling in the woods instead? 😉
Gorgeous! You’ve inspired me to knit the next time I go out walking. ; )
Thanks.. I think that you ought to try it too ! 🙂
I envy your lifestyle – I would have to get in the car and drive to somewhere so that I could be on my own. My usual walks are too busy with other folk – and that would just confirm what they are already thinking. (eccentric old woman).
We go for a walk in the woods (drive first) to collect pine cones – we fill up a couple of big bags and let them dry out and use them for kindling the wood burner.
I think your mitts are lovely. All your colours recently have been very jewel-like and complementary. I think you could put any of your recent knits together and they would all look great.
Lizzi, there are plus’s and drawbacks to backcountry life. Try having to go out to the woodpile at 5am in the dark to get wood to build a fire , before you’re awake enough to even yawn ! 😉 I think that your collecting cones is fascinating, just like those women in Shetland collecting peat. By the way, you’ll be seeing another pair of mits in this space soon 🙂
And I just want to mention here in this space how much I’m enjoying the book you sent of Kate’s “Colours of Shetland” !!! You have it too, I assume. Shall we each/both do a C.O.S. knit-a-long ??? 🙂
There’s a challenge! i need to finish some other stuff first and then we will do it!
I love ‘Scatness’. What is your favourite?
Regarding living in the country – I know too well what it is like – apart from a spell in town of about 5 years I have always lived in the country. I now live in a small town and can access the country fairly quickly. We have lived here for about 6 years and it is great but if I had a choice I would definitely be back in the middle of nowhere!
Yes, the Scatness , by far, is my favorite, with the Northmavine set being my second choice. Are you considering the quicker knit of the tam, or the tunic? I’d kind of like to try the tunic , as the shaping is something I’d like to learn from (lower neckline, and a-line shaping). I will make another post just for the C.O.S. knit-along you and I will partake in. 🙂 How’s that sound?
I bet the ‘Middle of Nowhere’ that you lived is far more isolated than where I live now. One gets the feeling of back country here, but we’re only about 10 miles from the nearest store.. and 13 from ‘downtown.