How The West Was Spun: FO: Blackberry Mittens

March 06, 2011

FO: Blackberry Mittens

Here are the finished Blackberry Mittens. They have had a bath and are already in the to-be-gifted box.

PROJECT SPECS:
Pattern: The pattern came in the kit with the yarn. It's Blackberry Mittens from Blackberry Ridge Mill. (They do still carry this kit).
Yarn: 150 and 125 yards of 2 colors of sportweight yarn. I used the kit yarn, which is a 75% wool and 25% mohair blend. It's nicely rustic and works great for colorwork. The mohair content isn't really noticeable in terms of halo, but I suspect it will make these wear like iron.
Needles: US size 3 DPNs.
Mods: None. I was knitting these mostly to move them out of stash, but if I did knit this pattern in the future, I would end the increase rows for the thumb gusset back by about 6 or 8. It's a very shallow thumb otherwise. The length itself is fine; they just don't sit snugly down in the bend of my thumb. My only other gripe is that, while I get that not charting the top of the mitten decreases means you can customize the length, it's annoying when you just want to knit a pattern to have to figure out those and how to keep the colorwork in pattern while adding the decreases in. And then remember to make good enough notes you can duplicate it for the second mitten.

At any rate, these are done and are VERY nice and warm, so I'm sure they will be a good charity gift for someone who needs a pair to keep their hands toasty!

All for now....

Mar 6, 2011 8:43:38 AM | Gloves and Mittens, Knitting Projects