I wasn’t as prolific…
…this past weekend but what I did make on the CSM is still pretty cool:
Fingerless mitts. How cool is that?! Last week I found the pattern here (you have to email and ask for it) and finally had time to sit and play on Saturday. FOUR. HOURS. (and one severe temper tantrum) later, I had these. They’re warm and squishy an have 10% cashmere and I love them.
Yarn: Hand Maiden Casbah (holy heart attack batman, I thought for sure that my machine would eat it just because it has cashmere in it); Colorway ‘Seastorm’
Gauge: uhm…the middle line on the machine using the 54 needle cylinder. I finished the thumb by transferring the stitches to a size 1 needle, knitting four rows of 1×1 rib, cast off and stitched the thumb together with the tail. I also transferred the top stitches to a size 1 needle and cast off that way. I could have cast off with the waste still attached with no transfer but I didn’t want to have to learn something else new, my brain couldn’t handle it at that point. ;op
In other NaKniSweMo news…St. Patrick did some major damage to my hands last night so he’s on time out. I think I have to try to do something a little less cable-y for this month’s challenge so I’m doing some quick thinking and stash diving. I still have 20 days so I’m not worried, the sweater I’m going to make is knit on 8s which is bigger gauge than my Olympic Sweater that I finished in 16 days AND that one had a hood.
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Lovely mitts! casbah is sooooo cushy!
I know about the hand/wrist pain – a week of knitting small things has me sore enough to think I should give it a break.
I’ll have a little news for you on my blog soon. Not quite yet – am not organised yet….
Oh now those are lovely… And I bet you’ll get even faster now that you know what’s what, I’m thinking good gift option!
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You are so good!
You can totally knit a sweater in the time we have left. Get movin’!
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The mitts are wonderful. Can the CSM do anything else?
50,000 sts in the time you have left? No sweat, but I’ll miss the beautiful St. Patrick!
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Working on Kearsarge from A Fine Fleece. Not really participating in NaKniSweMo, but if I finish it before the end of the month, so much the better.
Love that Seastorm colorway, it’s one of my favorites. :)
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Ooh, lovely mitts!
Those mitts are beyond gorgeous! They look like melt in the mouth candy. Mmm.
So sorry to hear about St Patrick. I look forward to seeing you kick the ass of another sweater though.
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I love these!! I’m off to get the pattern now.
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You are so good! I love the mitts. I’m going to ask for the pattern too even though I am still clueless with my machine.
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Love the mitts! Will have to dig out my CSM and use it again. I like the idea of doing the less scary things on the csm and handknitting the other bits. Smart.
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You and your CSM are bringing out the green-eyed monster in me. I’m sooo jealous.
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Yup. they are defininetly cool. In a warming sort of way
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I told Tom you made the mitts on the CSM. His response was…enthusiastic. ;-) Another possible use for the Casbah I got over the weekend! Whoo hoo! How the heck do you know the color of the yarn? Mine has no markings on the tag. :-(
Beautiful mitts. I hope they help soothe your poor hands.