Coincidentally, I'd just finished my Zumthor hat using Brooklyn Tweed's Shelter yarn. I'd had to break into a second ball of yarn to finish the hat and had kept the unfinished skein on my coffee table. You know what it's like...if you put the partly used skein away 'safely', it disappears forever. I didn't want this to happen, but, wonderful though the yarn is, I also didn't really want a partly finished skein of yarn as a constant feature on my coffee table.
So, I decided to make my friend some more fingerless gloves. At least I knew she would wear and appreciate them. Two evenings later and even I, slow knitter that I am, had finished the mitts.
The pattern is Leslie Friend's much-knitted Toasty. The yarn is Brooklyn Tweed's Shelter in 'Nest' colourway. I used 5.00mm needles and the knitting was super-quick for a very satisfactory outcome.
And - best of all - my colleague seems to like them.
6 comments:
Oh they look fantastic! Simple and elegant and warm! Very toasty. What a lovely gift.
Lovely fingerless gloves. Thanks for the link. And what a good idea to not put away the partially used skeins. You are so right. They disappear when stored.
They look lovely and very warm. Thanks for the pattern. I hadn't seen that one before.
oh what a great simple pattern, and so effective. im so going to make a pair of those. and so thoughtful!
Very thoughtful of you - it's great when something we have made is appreciated, isn't it?
Of course I love these Lyn...ahhaha ...they are wonderful ;D
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