Wednesday 13 Aug 2008

Meida’s Mittens — Sorta

I actually finished a pair of mittens! Shocking.

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Pattern: Meida’s Mittens by Nancy Bush from Folk Knitting in Estonia

Yarn: Brunswick Pomfret (loooooooong discontinued, sport-weight wool). Who remembers this yarn??

Needles: Addi Turbo 12″ circular, 3.5mm

Ravelry: Link to the Ravelry project page.

Mods: I made a lot of mods to the pattern. I used a heavier weight yarn so I cast on 24 fewer stitches. The pattern calls for 5 different colors but I only had 4 so I took some poetic license with the stranded color pattern. I also worked a sore thumb instead of an afterthought thumb and I changed the shaping at the top of the hand. I worked the decreases the same as for a wedge toe on a sock. I also added a two-color braid to the cast-on edge . . . worked in the opposite direction for each mitten, of course:

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I noticed only 7 people on Ravelry have knit this mitten. I don’t know why. It was quick and easy since only the cuff has colorwork, and the mittens are beautiful.

Friday I’ll give a little review of Folk Knitting in Estonia as the next book in my review series.

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27 Responses to “Meida’s Mittens — Sorta”

  1. # Heather Joins The Round on 13 Aug 2008 at 7:37 am

    Those rock. It’s the opposite-leaning braid that makes them. You’re the queen of attention to detail.

  2. # margene on 13 Aug 2008 at 7:46 am

    I love the mittens and LOVE Pomfret. Oh how I loved that wool.

  3. # Cheryl S. on 13 Aug 2008 at 7:48 am

    I absolutely love them. But I want to make YOUR version, not the book’s version.

  4. # lisa on 13 Aug 2008 at 8:02 am

    Great looking mittens! I don’t remember that yarn, but I have all sorts of OLD yarn in my stash that is probably from the same time period. I also love the old pattern books… mostly to laugh at the hideousness of the patterns, or the crazy sets for the models, and I enjoy that they have real teeth, not all perfect like you usually see in the models today. And, like you say, there’s often some gem in them!

  5. # Paula on 13 Aug 2008 at 8:05 am

    Love those mittens! I think I would have made exactly the same mods too.

  6. # Shelly Kang on 13 Aug 2008 at 8:05 am

    Beautiful mittens! I have an awful fondness for Pomfret…and quite a hoard of it in my stash, scavenged from ebay and thrift shops mostly, but also chunks of it seem to find me via friends who know that I collect it. I’ve knit a few project from it and plan to do a fair isle type sweater soon as well.

  7. # Stitch-n-Snitch on 13 Aug 2008 at 8:07 am

    They’re beautiful! ;)

  8. # MaryjoO on 13 Aug 2008 at 9:08 am

    these are lovely …. I have them in my Ravelry queue, and have beautiful Norwegian yarn to knit them in, so I’ll come back to your posting about “heavier” yarns to consult with!

  9. # Jennifer on 13 Aug 2008 at 9:09 am

    Very pretty color scheme!

  10. # Marcia on 13 Aug 2008 at 10:01 am

    I remember that yarn! I’ll have to try those mittens, if you’re sure you’re not exaggerating how easy they are!

  11. # rachel on 13 Aug 2008 at 10:06 am

    Those look great! Beautiful mods

  12. # melusine_tricote on 13 Aug 2008 at 10:19 am

    Ces mitaines sont superbes, j’aime beaucoup !

  13. # Wanda on 13 Aug 2008 at 10:27 am

    Great job! Those mittens look spectacular. I’m not familiar with the wool though. :-;

  14. # Andrea on 13 Aug 2008 at 12:42 pm

    Very nice! I have a ton of Pomfret I’ve collected off eBay over the years. I’m not sure why, as I live where it’s so hot that I really don’t need to be collecting wool, and I don’t have any specific plan for it. I just love the colors, the weight, the versatility, and even the labels. Once I had some, I just kept adding to it.

    Thanks for giving me a clue as to what it could become.

  15. # Donna on 13 Aug 2008 at 1:15 pm

    So, wait – you’re saying that I could take those 5 colors of NatureSpun Sport languishing in my stash, and transform it into a pair of mittens I’ve liked since I got that book? *And* they’ll have fewer stitches and be quicker to knit? You’re a genius – I think there might be 8 projects on Ravelry soon. :)

  16. # Kate/Massachusetts on 13 Aug 2008 at 2:58 pm

    Susan, I REALLY like those mittens! lol Especially the top!

  17. # Dianne on 13 Aug 2008 at 3:17 pm

    They are absolutely gorgeous!..Gray being one of my very favorite colors..

  18. # Rebecca on 13 Aug 2008 at 3:29 pm

    GORGEOUS! And, I see I now need to add another book to my wish list :-)

  19. # Paula on 13 Aug 2008 at 5:41 pm

    Those are gorgeous. I have Pomfret in my stash. I also got more on eBay. I wish I could find my Brunswick afghan book.

  20. # Ann on 13 Aug 2008 at 5:51 pm

    Lovely & I love the colors combination.

  21. # sonja poor on 13 Aug 2008 at 6:30 pm

    Great looking mittens. I love your colors. I haven’t tried these yet, but I love, love, LOVE this book.

  22. # Jane on 13 Aug 2008 at 7:41 pm

    Really, really pretty! I love making mittens, and those look like a good first colorwork pattern.

  23. # Beth S. on 14 Aug 2008 at 8:26 am

    This one of my very favorite knitting books. Someday I will be brave enough to take on that one amazing pair of stranded knee socks…

  24. # Beth S. on 14 Aug 2008 at 8:27 am

    er, this IS one…

  25. # Laurie on 14 Aug 2008 at 6:17 pm

    They ARE beautiful, especially with your modifications.

  26. # Rose on 17 Aug 2008 at 4:59 am

    The mittens are gorgeous!

  27. # Katherine of it All on 26 Aug 2008 at 1:02 pm

    I adore what you did with these mittens.

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