It’s starting to look like I am cursed. I seem to be utterly unable to finish handwear these days and George knows I’ve tried. Many, many times. There was the red glove who never got a partner.
There was the glove from Folk Knitting in Estonia that I wasn’t happy with because I chose the wrong yarn for the roositud pattern and I seriously dislike stickout thumbs. I looove roositud though.
There was the glove that I started to replace the Estonian glove but ended up not being happy with either. Turns out it’s not a good idea to put two colors right next to each other, there’s no room between the tiny stitches and so the colors don’t line up correctly.
There was the two-end knitted mitten that I began oh so enthusiastically but ended up feeling bleh about which is really sad because this is the nicest worsted yarn (kambgarn) that my friend Markus bought for me in Juankoski and could this sentence get any longer?
There was the wristwarmer that I knit but I cast off too loosely and the thumb opening was too small.
and finally there is my copy of the mittens of my great grandma
and it looks like I cannot for the life of me get the top decreases right. What’s going on, I ask? I desperately need mittens for the winter. Someone please, please lift this curse!
vá, margt fallegt hjá þér! er ekki bara málið að raða þeim í einhverja röð og svo taka einn í einu og annað hvort klára eða rekja upp?
kv.Fríða
Comment by Fríða — Wednesday, November 22, 2006 @ 10:16 am
I know you are frustrated, but they are all lovely. The last (copy of your great grandmother’s mittens) are definitely the best, though! Good luck with the decreasing, what is the problem you are having?
What didn´t you like about the 2-end mittens? I am working on some and I am happy with how they are coming out.. I like the stitching on your cuffs. Did you end up holding the yarns in your right hand or left hand?
Comment by Rebecca — Wednesday, November 22, 2006 @ 1:43 pm
I vote for finishing any one mitten, wearing it on one hand with the glove on the other, and pretending it’s high fashion!
Comment by Valerie in San Diego — Thursday, November 23, 2006 @ 7:18 am
This doesn’t help at all, but … they’re all so pretty. I vote for finishing any single second one to make a pair, and consider the rest … maybe art? Maybe excercises in different techniques? I need new hand coverings too, so I’m with you on this (and have a similar problem).
Comment by Cassie — Thursday, November 23, 2006 @ 3:06 pm
Hey, common – what about the georgeous wedding gloves!!!!! That was a big success.
Maybe you should do a quicky – lopi mittens. You could make them in an evening or two. The instant gratification could help you get incouraged to continue the other ones. You could even make the lopi mittens a little big and then felt them and your fingers will never be cold again :)
Comment by Sonja — Friday, November 24, 2006 @ 8:16 pm