I'm dying! Are you dying?! Probably not. Before you start making fun of me for more fingerless mitts (I quit my 12 step program), I must tell you that these were a request. A REQUEST! Let me also add that I do realize that these are NOT really Juniper Mitts. See, the thumb for these is quite odd. You simply bind off a bunch of stitches for the thumb and that just isn't going to work for anyone except a Barbie. We Bendixen girls have normal human sized hands (well, being that we are freakishly tall, probably larger than normal). The delightful pattern got totally lost on the upper hand because it was stretched beyond all reason. Pfff. Obviously I had to reknit.
These lovelies are knit from little charts and I failed to remember that I would need to switch to the left hand chart (while working the right mitt) when I knit back and forth for the thumb. Consequently, we have this lovely 70's zig zag that turned out amazingly adorable (though I say it myself). Not too shabs, yes? So aside from the thumb hole being a bit gapers, these might be my favorite mitts ever! The buttons, my gosh the buttons! These are CRAP buttons from Wal Mart (look, I had to buy some hooks today OK) and they are so great! If Haley doesn't love these and wear them all summer long, I'm taking them back ;).
Pattern: Juniper Mitts by Nuttyirishmanknits (free on Ravelry!)Yarn: Berrocco Ultra Alpaca
Needles: US #7
Made For: Haley
Mods: Giant gaping thumb hole because my hands are too big to accommodate the wonky thumb the pattern calls for
Time: About a day
So I know you can't believe I've been knitting but there's the proof. I'm even knitting My So Called Scarf right now. I'm mildly distracted of late with the organizational projects I'm attempting. Pics to come. I must warn you that I may lose some blog readers if I post the "before" pictures of my closet. It was my "secret shame". I never actually referred to it as my closet. "Go look in my secret shame" I'd say if Steve needed something from there. It was bad. Shameful. Piggish.
I couldn't help it. Just one more glance before you go...
9 comments:
those are positively adorable. and the buttons? for cute.
Those are so awesome! If your sis doesn't like them, I'd gladly take them! :)
very cute, and good luck with your secret shame! my whole bedroom is my secret shame.
They are really cute, and I'm sure your sister will love them!
And don't we all have our secret shames..? Mine is a whole bedroom upstairs... But hopefully I (we, since I'm not the only one that throws stuff in there) will get ride of a lot of thinhs I don't need when we put it in order for Endre. Soon I hope ;)
These are SO adorable. So adorable in fact that I can forgive that they are more fingerless mitts. But Heidi, now that I am coming back, you do know you will have to start knitting sweaters again right? Don't worry, I will be your sponsor.
I will gladly admit they are completely darling. Buttons, zigzags, the whole thing.
Great buttons!
Really, really cute!
Dear Heidelweiss,
...Looks just right for summer...
:)
Well, pre-planning for late fall, at least.
They do look fabulous, though. They do not need to follow the goldfish, certainly not.
Hooray for you, Heidelweiss.
Tschuess,
Chris
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