I used some Harrisville Designs New England Shetland yarn that I bought when I was on holiday in Victoria, British Columbia. Luckily when purchasing this random holiday yarn I bought a contrasting colour. Even if I say so myself, that was very sensible indeed and it makes it quite set apart from other less sensible decisions I've made when purchasing yarn without a motive (I'm talking about YOU Lana Grossa!).
The Harrisville yarn was perfect for stranded work although a bit too skinny for these mittens as they came out too small for me to add a lining as in the pattern. Oh well - that just means that they were finished sooner & they are still nice and warm. The good news is I have plenty of yarn left for a second pair with the colours reversed (at some unspecified point in the future).
The yarn was nice to work with but it's very (& strangely) easy to snap.
6 comments:
Those are fab! I love the colours you chose -- actually they totally remind me of you. Blue, blue eyes, blonde, blonde hair, very complementary mittens!
These are really gorgeous!
They're great! I'm making a pair myself at the moment and I've just got onto the lining. Such a fun knit, I love the pattern and your colour combination is stunning. I'm sure they'll be useful to you right now in Arctic London too!
What wonderful mittens. The colours work really well together.
I like these, very much, so different from most of the knitted mittens I've seen and the contrasting colors you chose are beautiful. Very nice!
I love the colours you chose - this is such a cute pattern, one of my favourites!
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