These mittens were designed when I was lucky enough to receive some brand new colours of Knitpicks Chroma. Knitting with secret yarn is always fun and it really puts the pressure on to make a great pattern. The Soft Rock colourway is simply beautiful, brimming with subtle hue shifts that really do evoke a sense of earth and rock. It made me think of driving in British Columbia through the Rocky Mountains past the walls of rock that had been blasted out of the mountainside to make room for the roads. It was an interesting colourway to pair a contrast colour with, when it was beside a grey the Chroma looked cold, when it was beside a dark blue it lost the soft grey areas, but finally I decided on Wool of the Andes from Knitpicks in Pumice. This lovely soft brown is a heathered tone that brings out all the lovely shades within the Chroma without overpowering any of them.
These mittens also work up very quickly, a friend of mine knit two pairs over a single weekend!
Now the fun part, you can win a copy of this pattern! Just leave a comment on this blog telling me who you knit mittens for and how often.
If you can't stand the suspense and would like to purchase ths pattern you can get it on here on Knitpicks or here on Ravelry. Also you can check out more information on my website like measurements and materials here.
Ooh! I'll play. What a fun pattern! I've been working on mittens for a few different people - but I haven't been brave enough to try something with more than one colour, apart from basic stripes. I think it'd be a good challenge. I think I'd make them for my niece - but maybe for me first. ;)
ReplyDeleteThose are awesome! I am totally in love with long striping yarns. actually spinning my own nowadays! I make mittens pretty much exclusively for my family. My mom has 2 pairs so I guess that makes her the front runner! I do a lot of mittens yet still am sock shy. I neeeeed to get over that. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Meg! Your stuff is WAY. :)
Beautiful yarn and gorgeous pattern! I have plans to make mittens for any and all of my family. Hasn't quite worked out yet, but there's a whole summer to work on them before the next winter arrives (assuming, of course, that this winter actually, finally ends!)
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Very nice pattern, works well with the chroma but also with such nice stitch detail even a solid would work.
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I think these mittens will be fun to make,the combinations of colors will keep me wanting to make
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Thank you for the chance to win.
Barbara
Great mittens!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, my mitten making is not too good. I have problems with too fine yarn and thin pointy sticks... Heavier yarns and 2 circs work fine though! Hm. I certainly need some new mittens myself!
Love the construction of these mitts!
ReplyDeleteLove how you've managed to create a sort of dip dye ombre effect with these gloves!
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