Any Meidas out there?
Meida's Mittens
by Nancy Bush
Pattern source: Folk Knitting in Estonia / Nancy Bush
Yarn: Vuorelma Satakieli (901 gray, 964 blue, 088 dark blue) + sock yarn scraps
Needles: 2,25 mm (for the cuff) + 2 mm
Modifications: Decreased 4 stitches after cuff, made the mittens longer and the top rounded
I'll start with the good.
I think this is a beautiful pattern. I love the fair-isle cuff, and I'm pretty happy with the colours I chose for it. I also like the yarn. Satakieli is not very smooth when knitting, but after washing and blocking it really blooms and softens, and the finished fabric looks really beautiful.
But.
I have no idea why in the world I decided to knit mittens. I never wear mittens! Gloves are much more practical, and when it's cold, I prefer wearing my thick leather mittens. I realized this after having knitted the first one, and that, to put it mildly, caused some motivation problems. That, and the fact that the mitten was just a tiny bit too small for me. To top it off, the long break in between knitting these two caused the other mitten to be even smaller. Not much, but still. Oh well.
(ETA: Gone to Piua!) Still, I'm happy I persevered. They are pretty! But knowing that I'd never wear these, I'm offering my mittens up for graps: if there's someone out there who likes wearing mittens and have medium sized hands (preferably one smaller than another), please say so in the comments. I would love to see my mittens find a good home.
posted by Terhi @ 12:23 ip.
17 Comments:
Mitä? Oletko tosissas?!? Aiotko ANTAA nämä kauniit lapaset pois? Nää on niin hienot ja ajattelin juuri kuvia katsoessani etten ikinä saisi moisia tehtyä. Kirjoneule lapasiin tuntuu jotenkin tosi haastavalta, itse olen saanu aikaseksi vaan itseraidoittuvalla langalla lapsaet.
Jos oikeasti annat nää poies, niin mie kyl voin ottaa ne sulta nurkista pyörimästä! Pistän mailia ja annan soitteen!
Iloista pääsiäistä!
Piua: Jee, lapaset lähtevät siis sulle! Laita meiliä, niin pistän paketin postiin heti pääsiäisen jälkeen. :-)
No voe halavattu ja mää olin päiväunilla!!
IHANAT lapaset, ihanat!
I would be more than happy to give your new mittens a happy home in the US. They are very beautiful! Nice work!
Those mittens are really pretty. I'm glad they found a new home.
I would have loved the mittens, but see thatthey have gone to a good home already.
They are gorgeous!
as usual, your perfect color choices have resulted in a pair of fine looking mittens. glad to see that they've gone to someone who will surely adore them. Lovely FO!
The mittens are so lovely and I especially like the fair isle on them. I would be happy to give them a home.''
Lucky Piua! I think your mitts are very beautiful, and I love your generous spirit.
I think your mittens are very pretty and it's generous of you to give them away like that. Thanks for putting the numbers of the satakieli colours up. It's a really good reference when purchasing that yarn online.
Your mittens are beautiful! I knit Meida's mittens a long time ago in cashmere. I gave them away as well but you're right - it is a beautiful pattern.
I'm sure they've already found a happy home. Sigh. But I just had to chime in and say (again) how lovely I think they are. I know I've been admiring them on Flickr kind of relentlessly ... But, to repeat: lovely! Someone is very lucky to get such a gift. :)
I love gray colored wool and the yarn -- some people think it's scratchy but if you are in a cold climate it is dense and warm. Beautiful work -- they are in my Ravelry queue.
Those are great mittens...I know how you feel, I have a second endpaper mitt to finish and can't seem to finish it. The issue is I don't know if I will ever wear it. The fair isle patterm is beautiful and you did a great job.
Thank you all so much, your comments made me feel better about these mittens! :-)
They're beautiful, Terhi. The Fair Isle cuff looks like an excellent way to use up a bunch of leftovers, too.
Those mittens are beatiful.like the colours.
the shawl I like too- it look rustic and warm . you do nice work.. those hats you did a while ago are realy darn cute too.- I will bang some of this summer --
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