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.
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.
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