Welcome to Litsy!

I combined two different patterns to make the blue and white mittens above, my fifth and final pair in 2018. (Red mitten pattern is from the tagged book. Black & white photo is from Nordic Knitting Traditions.) #knittersofLitsy

Inspired by Linvik‘s sheep and cow mitten designs in this book, I used the blank graph pattern at the back to create my own design. I‘m very happy with the results. 😊#knittersofLitsy

Out for the maximum loan, so it‘s going back to the library, but it‘s left its mark: 3 pairs of mittens plus lots of inspiration for more. Exquisite design details include tiny owl on thumb with tail in the thumb gusset; feather pattern on palm. Also, cuffs of fox mitts are like fox tails. There are a few typographical errors, possibly due to #translation from Norwegian, but it‘s easy to figure out what is meant in each case. #knittersofLitsy

I was so inspired by Linvik that I have used the blank mitten pattern at the back of the book to design my own. The tricky part has been to incorporate a thumb gusset into a mitten designed for a different style of thumb. I‘ve done a bunch of test swatches, but I haven‘t yet started the actual mittens. #knittersofLitsy

Second pair of mittens that I created from patterns in the tagged book. I‘m halfway done a third pair, but I‘ve set that project aside to look after more pressing things, such as preparing for the literary salon we‘ll be hosting at our home on Wednesday.
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My mittens are finished. I‘ve already started a different pair from the same pattern book (tagged). #knittersofLitsy

This book has so many great mittens that I‘m already planning my next pair and I haven‘t yet finished the first one, reusing wool from an unsuccessful project that I unravelled. Technique called ‘magic loop‘ using one circular needle is not in this book, however; I learned that at the yarn store. #knittersofLitsy

It may be a bit of a struggle to start with, but once you get the hang of knitting mittens, it's like a game.

At work but thinking about my next project. #knittersoflitsy

Book mail! In my defense I bought it before I started curbing my buying. And a gift card was involved. And it is a knitting book so it hardly counts. #thatsmystory #bookmail