mittens, mittens....

I didn't have anything else I really wanted to knit, so I opted for the mitten lining, which I was avoiding like the proverbial plague.  I thought it was going to be fiddly, tedious, and would still result in flared cuffs. Wrong.  Wrong.  Wrong.

The linings of these Snowfling Mittens were really a breeze to knit, and of course, they are l-i-n-i-n-g and only visible as a mere peek of colour. Super fine finishing wasn't a high priority.  And besides.  The lining is CASHMERE!  It's decadent.  The 'tactile' was going to out-weight the 'visual' any day.

Peek!

 

 I can't begin to tell you how lovely these are.  The kit was from  Tanis Fiber Arts and when I received it (nearly two years ago) I was sort of disappointed.  The green was not the colour I had hoped....I loved the apple green lining, but didn't think it looked that great with the main mitten colours.  I knit them in what was undoubtedly a I-have-nothing-else-I-want-to-knit-right-now funk.  And then they sat for well over a year in time out.

This is obviously why I'm not----and never will be----a designer.  I have no vision.  My colour sense is also obviously lacking (probably why I tend to steer towards black and grey).  These are hands down (pun intended) my favorite mittens of all time.

So, I'm not real sure why I have more mittens on the needles right now.

Mayflooer mittens from Fair Isle Style.

But, I do.  

Grey and grey.  I picked the colours myself.

Comments

[Andi]

I am going to start calling you the mitten queen! You knit beautifully, Steph. I feel you on the color sense thing- I tend to go with safer combos in my day to day wear as well as my knitting.

[Jane]

You make me smile. I tend to pick conservative color combinations also - blue and white, blue and gray, and just plain blue. The lined mittens look beautiful.

[Andrea @ This Knitted Life]

Those are legitimately awesome!

[Mary Lou Egan]

I wouldn't have chosen the green either, but it looks really fun.

[karen]

gorgeous and I love the peek of green! I'm checking out the links :)

[Tien]

Beautiful mittens! I love the pop of green for the lining. But the grey on grey is very classic too (and will match with everything).