First pictures of finished Deep in the Forest mittens!
My Deep in the Forest mittens have been finished for about a week already, and my son has even taken them into daily use, as you can see from the picture below. I should have taken pictures before I gave them to him, but the weather has been lousy, and my possibilities to get any good outside pictures close to zero. And he needed them. This picture is taken inside, without any sun or anything that could brighten them up. I'll take new pictures as soon as the weather clears up!
Summary of this mitten project: My gauge was totally off, but otherwise a very nice outcome. The pattern is very clear and well written, and I made few alterations. The major one was that I picked up thumb stitches from the contrast colour yarn in the previous row, not MC, and then I attached the cuff lining at the same time as I knitted the first grey row off the braid (simply pick up the cast-on row on a spare needle, and knit the cast-on stitch together with the live stitch you have on your ordinary needle). I like how the mittens look.
Project details:
Pattern: Deep in the Forest mittens by Tuulia Salmela.
Yarn: Vuorelmas Satakieli, 2ply 100 % wool in off white and grey (957).
Needles: 2,5 mm dpns.
Modelled pictures as soon as the weather clear up!
And P.S.: I have cast on two new pairs of mittens, and the first thing I will do next year is to make an order for yarns to several bigger projects ! Yes! But this year I try to finish the mittens and the Ribby cardi.
Comments
upea malli!
Posted by: Villasukka | December 16, 2008 09:53 PM
oh it's so very pretty. weather is dismal here for photos too.
Posted by: alltangledup | December 16, 2008 10:23 PM
Good job Maud! Those mittens turned out great! And thanks for the link to Tuulia's blog--she's a brilliant designer and I look forward to trying some of her patterns!
Posted by: RuthieJ | December 17, 2008 03:50 PM
Tosi hienot!
Posted by: isognu | December 17, 2008 06:18 PM
I love your woodsy mittens!
Posted by: Pat | December 19, 2008 12:18 AM
They look great, I need to get yarn for that pattern after the holidays.
Posted by: Lin | December 19, 2008 02:45 PM
Those mittens turned out great.
Posted by: Angelika | December 19, 2008 05:25 PM
A very nice project. I think what you call your mistakes only make the design your translation and truly your work. Bravo!
Posted by: Joanne | December 21, 2008 04:43 AM
wow those came out great!! love them!
Posted by: Peacock Chic | December 23, 2008 07:26 AM
Maud these are just beautiful !!!! Clarice
Posted by: clarice | December 26, 2008 12:02 PM
Maud, they are lovely!
Posted by: Cathy Santarsiero | December 26, 2008 05:45 PM
The tree mittens are so fabulous that I plan to make them for myself!! You do excellent work in design, selecting patterns and execution!!
Posted by: gail | January 11, 2009 12:22 AM
Those are beautiful mittens, Maud! What a lovely pattern!!
Posted by: mel | January 13, 2009 12:47 PM
Those mittens are SPECTACULAR!
Posted by: brenda | April 4, 2009 05:09 AM