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24 July 2007

Mittens for my niece, Samantha

For Sam's mittens, I wanted to design something in a pink-green-black-white color combination. While I was out at the National Archives at Kew Gardens doing some research, I ran across this neat image of a Henry Hill needle case, circa 1869. What a great retro pink-green-black-white plaid.

I am also fond of the simpler color combo of pink-black-white which I frequently ran across when I was researching Vogue magazines from World War Two.

I had also made some pink-black hats. It's a color combo I love.

And, I was inspired by Claire's pink-green-white socks which turned out so nicely.

Finally, I decided on knitting Sam some pink mittens with a green-white plaid body.

I finished the first mitten, all the way down to the cuff. Then, I realized that the plaid is just too big for such a little girl. So I frogged the whole mitten and started over again.

These simpler pink mittens are better suited for Sam, I think.

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Specs:

Jamieson & Smith
brand yarn

100% Shetland wool

2-ply jumper weight

Pink color #70
Green color #25
White color #1A

Knit on five-inch Brittany birch DPNs

Purchased from Patternworks

Size 2.50mm

Pattern notes:

Provisionally cast on 17 sts

inc to 52 sts

dec to 48 sts for cuff

Say a prayer and then felt once.

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