A Decision Point
He had mittens, Minjekawan,
Magic mittens made of deer skin;
When upon his hands he wore them,
He could smite the rocks asunder,
He could grind them into powder.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Magic mittens made of deer skin;
When upon his hands he wore them,
He could smite the rocks asunder,
He could grind them into powder.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I started the Baltic Mittens (from Folk Mittens) a while back. It was an impulse project, so I started with yarn I had on hand. It's a beautiful pattern, and fun, but I just wasn't feeling so inspired to work on it.
And then I figured out - It's the colors. Too . . . something. 
So this is getting frogged until I get some blue Heilo. It just really needs a blue. But my husband is still demanding mittens. Any nice manly mitten patterns come to mind?
posted by Theresa at 7:51 AM/Permalink
6 Comments:
What about Elli's new Herringbone mitten pattern? I think by tailoring your color combination and perhaps eliminating the pom (unless you husband likes pom, I don't know, mine is not a fan) you could produce a very nice mitten for the main man in your life. My $ .02.
I know the skull thing is maybe sort of over, but I still love them! Hello Yarn's "We Call Them Pirates" mittens are wonderful, and I gave a pair to my husband's boss that he still wears to Vail every year.
These mittens must be for visits to his family, because they are much too warm for SoCal! ;) I will look around for a cool pattern.
Manly mittens - you might look at some of the Dale collections -- even if they don't have a mitten pattern, the color combos will be inspiring, and some, masculine. Maybe you could do something to match that new ski sweater you're going to knit him ;-)
What about the Manly Mitts from knitty - the one you recommended to Cora?
Nope. No manly mitten suggestions here! I am going to knit one of those Folk Gloves one of these days but I think I will use a thinner yarn than Heilo.
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