Muuttolintuset - finished!
The Small migrating birds mittens, or Muuttolintuset in Finnish, are finished. All in all a pleasurable knit. The fringe, done last after the mittens were knitted from the fingers down to the cuff, is knitted according to the instructions in Anna Zilboorg’s book Magnificent mittens. When I started these mittens I was a little bit bored with always doing things the same way, and I therefore decided to do it upside down. These mittens should be knitted from the cuffs up, using the fringe I earlier have done a tutorial to. But it was fun to for once doing in other wise, and now I’m very at ease with knitting the traditional way again.
Project details:
Pattern: Muutolintuset from Jalasjärvi, from Eeva Haavisto’s book Sataa kansanomaista kuviokudinmallia.
Yarn: Black Novita Wool, teal Drops Alpaca (double in the ässänväärä and cuff)
Needles: 2, 5 mm dpns.
Comments
Så vackra!
Posted by: Annelie | September 24, 2007 11:08 PM
Beautiful Maud, just beautiful!!!!
Posted by: Suzanne | September 25, 2007 12:07 AM
the mittens are just gorgeous. They look really sturdy and warm ...just as the weather is starting to turn cold.
Posted by: polly | September 25, 2007 01:22 AM
Beautiful mittens! I love those two blues together.
Posted by: Francesca | September 25, 2007 02:28 AM
Looks so warm and cozy! Great colors!
Posted by: tiennie | September 25, 2007 04:48 AM
Ooooooooooooo, they are beautiful!! Lets hope there's goning to be a very cold winter, so they can be used a lot!
Posted by: Tijm | September 25, 2007 07:31 AM
These are so pretty, those blue colors look nice together.
Posted by: Tinde | September 25, 2007 07:34 AM
Voi mahoton miten kauniit lapaset!
Posted by: mari | September 25, 2007 07:36 AM
Great mittens, the long cuff is so good, I hate that gap you get when the sleeve goes up and the cold gets in!
Posted by: Lin | September 25, 2007 09:27 AM
Otroligt vackra och passar verkligen till den vackra flickan. Läckra färger och mönster.
Posted by: Britt-marie | September 25, 2007 09:42 AM
Maud - they are lovely! Just perfect - I love the pattern and I love the fringe and looked at the tutorial, thank you for sharing that.
Posted by: mel | September 25, 2007 02:56 PM
Oh yes - I am so glad it is mitten season - They are just beautiful, Maud!! I love the colors, pattern, cuff, fringe - gorgeous mittens!
Posted by: Pat | September 25, 2007 04:18 PM
Just gorgeous, Maud! Your knitting skills continue to amaze me!
Posted by: RuthieJ | September 25, 2007 04:41 PM
Wonderful mittens! I'm sure they'll get lots of use. Thanks for your comments about my Cherry top. I'm still mulling over what to do about the neckline, but since I'm wearing it today, I'm not too worried!
Posted by: Silvia | September 25, 2007 05:20 PM
Wonderful mittens. :-)
Posted by: Bianca | September 26, 2007 08:53 AM
Hei Maud, you're an inspiration! I've just moved to Finland and am a little bit scared of the coming winter and your mittens have inspired me to prepare for the season in style. Thanks!
Posted by: Steffi | September 26, 2007 08:46 PM
They are pretty and I like how the birds appear to fly up and away from the "lake" on the cuff.
Posted by: Dorothy | September 27, 2007 06:41 AM
Beautiful!
Posted by: Jeanne | September 27, 2007 02:07 PM
Gorgeous mittens as always :)
Posted by: Maureen | September 27, 2007 09:49 PM
The mittens are beautiful and look so warm!
Posted by: Octopus Knits | September 27, 2007 10:32 PM
I've just found your blog by following links from Ravelry.
Lovely mittens. Thank you so much for sharing your information, your pictures and your projects.
Posted by: Marji | September 29, 2007 06:49 PM
What beautiful mittens! I'm still looking for a copy of Eeva Haavisto's book I wanted to thank you for illustrating some of the patterns so beautifully :)
Posted by: Erica | October 16, 2007 01:12 AM
Hello, my name is Gudvin, I like yours blog.
Posted by: Gudvin | November 12, 2007 10:54 AM