January 26, 2013

Cabled Fingerless Mitts

Cabled fingerless mitts

 
 
I'm really proud of these raspberry-colored fingerless mitts that I knit up over my Christmas vacation.  Back in November, I was shopping for yarn for a Honey Cowl at my local yarn shop, Knit Stop, when I spotted one of these mitts on display.  It had a tag on it with the pattern name, and when I slipped it on, I immediately knew I had to make a pair for myself.  I left the shop with yarn for my cowl and a plan to return before Christmas to get the yarn and pattern for the mitts.  I knew I'd have time over the break to work on some knitting for myself, but until then I still had gifts to finish making.

Cabled fingerless mitts

Cabled fingerless mitts

The yarn is Classic Elite Yarns Ariosa in color Azalea.  It's a merino/cashmere blend, and it's so plush and soft.  The mitt I tried on in the store was a lovely pale grey, but the color selection was limited when I went to make my purchase, so I opted for this raspberry/azalea color.  I firmly believe the universe is encouraging me to make this "my color," because I seem to have acquired a lot of it without really thinking -- dresses, shirts, scarves, sweaters, etc.

Cabled fingerless mitts

I've never knit cables before, and it's one of those things that, no matter how many times people said "It's so much easier than it looks! Really!" I just never believed them.  Well, it turns out knitting cables actually is much easier than it looks.  I started knitting the mitts with my mom nearby for assistance if the cables really did trip me up, and other than asking her to confirm that I was reading the pattern correctly, I'm happy to say that at no point did I utter the phrase, "Mom, can you fix this for me?"  Plus, I managed to complete the pair in 2 days.

Cabled fingerless mitts

I love these mitts.  The warmth of the palm and wrist make up for chilly fingertips.  And frankly, I don't care that my fingers are cold when these mitts look so fantastic!  I picked up some emerald green yarn on sale at my mom's local yarn haunt The Yarn Haven in Knoxville, TN, and I'm planning to start another pair soon.

Cabled fingerless mitts

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