The thrummed hunter's mittens are complete. Thrums are fun. I thought, at first, that the interruption of putting in the thrums would annoy me, but it didn't. I enjoyed pulling each piece from the alpaca fiber (what is it called? Roving? Top? What is top?) and then rolling it between my hands. It was like rolling Play-Dough into snakes when I was a kid. The only thing I found frustrating was knitting into the thrums on the next round. Often, one end would come out and I'd have to thread it back through. And I still don't like fingers, even just one. Thumbs I could knit all day, but fingers? Nope.
I was a little worried I'd run out of yarn and have to use a bit of a different color to finish the last inch or so. I got lucky. This is all I have left from 190 yards of
Brown Sheep Top of the Lamb.
(I got this Nantucket basket for 15% of its original price--definitely for yarn storage and display)
4 comments:
HAHAA. that is a GREAT picture.
That is perfect planning! Or perfect outcome.
I'd say pure luck.
I wish I had that problem, my stash would be so small (assuming I would stop compulsive purchases...but who am I kidding)!
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