I have been putting off and putting off knitting myself a new pair of Glittens. I don’t know why I have a mental block on this project – I love wearing them so much! I mean, they are perfectly warm even on the coldest of winter days, with their two layers of yarn in the checkerboard pattern that keeps even Minnesota winds out. And the flaps cover your fingers up, allowing them to stay together and share their heat, while easily flipping back to allow for handling of keys and zipping of little coats.
But times are getting desperate. The old pair has seen two winters of hard wear. They’ve been mended once, and now would need both thumbs reknit just to keep them functional.
Yeah, I’ve actually been wearing them even in this condition. They’re still better than the commercial gloves I have skulking around in my hall closet.
I think I’ve been putting off making the new pair for a couple of reasons – knitting all those half-fingers *is* a bit fiddly, and – well, I explained about gathering up the nerve to design the new pair in a post a couple weeks ago.
Lo! Two new cuffs – I need to knit them at the same time so I can remember what I did on the first while I’m knitting the second – I’d like as close to perfect mirror-image as I can get. I’m going to just bite the bullet and get these knit up this week – with the motivation not only of having new matching mittens and hat, but also of getting this monkey off my back so I can either squeeze in a little spontaneous Christmas knitting or get back to work on the blue sweater that’s been languishing.
Or maybe one of the other many projects that’s begging to be knit up. I’ve been thinking about the Bacchus Socks from Interweave’s Fall issue ever since it came out – I have the perfect skein of yarn for them…
Great- now you’ve reminded me that I’ve gone about as far as I can into this Winter without wearing any handgear. Hmm…I think I’ll have to go stashdiving and make some Glittens of my own.
Love the yarn in the new mitts. Care to share what the yarn is?
I knit those for my daughter last year with some Opal. They came out so cute and she loves them. I don’t know if I will knit them again soon, they were not hard but kind of jiggily? I just finished a pair of mittens that I plan on felting and am having a horrible time with my front load. Grrrrrr, I am either going to have to visit a friend or hit the laundromat.
Karyn