Preparing for Spring
Posted by Jessica in Bunnies!, Endpaper mitts, Finished Objects 2009, Life in NJThanks so much for all the Birthday wishes for Stitches! I think she had a good day. She went from a quiet day:
To a much more fun day pretty quickly!
There’s even a short video. 
I spent the rest of the weekend going to visit my old stomping grounds with Sharon and Sairy. Much fun! In the process (and despite a little goof on my part) I also managed to finish these:
Endpaper Mitts
Pattern: Endpaper Mitts by Euny Jang
Yarn: Handspun Merino/Tencel
Needles: Size 1 and 2 addi lace and knitpicks respectively
Knit: 1.30-2.8.2009
Mods: I used a long tail cast on and a stretchy bind off instead of the ones that were recommended in the pattern
This was a really fun knit! The pattern is interesting enough to keep you going without being overly complicated. These really made perfect train knitting since the charts were pretty small and easy to balance on the lap while traveling. I think they worked out perfectly with this handspun too.
There’s nothing quite like working with handspun. Especially your own handspun! There’s just a spring and a life to it that commercial yarn could never replicate. I may be a little bit sorry that I didn’t try out the recommended cast on and bind off, but I think they worked out ok. I think they’ll be a good length for those chilly spring mornings too.
I had hoped for a daylight photo shoot but I got home too late. This is the best I could do.
I still have a bunch of yarn leftover too… about 68 grams of each color.
I think a shorter pair of mitts are in the future, but for now I’m on to trying to finish a certain sweater before next week:
And started another colorwork project. Stay tuned!
P.S. OMG!! My shop got mentioned on Lime ‘n Violet!!
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The mitts are beautiful! I have a pair of my own, and I love them to death. Also YAY L&V! Totally awesome!
The Endpaper Mitts are pretty! Do you have plans for the rest of the yarn?
Can’t wait to see the finished sweater
Congratulations! Very exciting and quite the boost, I’m sure.
It was a lot of fun to be there with you and your friends, I’m so glad I could finally make it! What a great house you have and I’m enamored of your basement. Lucky! Thank you for hosting, and THANK YOU for continuing to invite me.
I’ll have to listen to the L&V ep before I was planning on it!
Wow! I am in awe of your hand spun mitts. Really lovely work.
I had a great time! Thanks for the invite.
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Love the endpaper mitts – gorgeous!
Those mitts are awesome! Your spin-ins always look like so much fun (lol I kept typing spun, guess it rhymes). Happy belated b-day to Stitches! wow a year already. So did he get a b-day haircut?
Looks like a fun weekend!! Happy birthday to Stitches! Oh, and the mitts are gorgeous!!
Wow, what a fun day!!! (Beautiful knits too!)
How fun! I *thought* I recognized Tina, I met her at SOAR – what a sweetie! I need to host a spin-in!
Looks like y’all had a wonderful time!!! And the mitts are great, especially since you used your own handspun. From the sheep, to the dye pot, to your hands!
Love the mitts!
The mitts are beautiful! Also the sweater is looking great! I love the design in that color of blue.
beautiful mitts!!! the sweater is flying! you are fast!
Marvelous mitts! The sweater’s looking terrif, too.
Just surfed my way over here! Your spinning group looks super fun! I just started spinning so I’m in awe of your endpaper mitts and the fact that you knit them using your handspun!! They’re SO awesome and I love the colours!
What a fun fun day! I desperately needed a fun day with my knitting/spinning friends. Thanks for for hosting! Stitches seemed to deal with the crowd very well.
Gorgeous mitts! Must knit that pattern. Lookingforward to seeing your rocking sweater finished too. A blue rose sweater as harbinger of spring.
Beautiful mitts! Love the design and colors. Stop by my blog I’m giving away a knit & Felted bag. I’ll be back to visit again.
Pretty mitts! I can’t wait to see more of that sweater, it’s looking lovely so far.