Project Number One in the latest batch of things for AnnaMarie: Thrummed mittens!
Pattern: Thrummed Mittens, Stuffed Mittens … or Fluffies
Yarn: CorgiHillFarm hand dyed DK Polworth
Fiber: Falkland (I’m pretty sure it’s Ashland Bay)
Needle: US 6/4mm dpns
Mods: I used the pattern as more of a guideline. I increased after the ribbing (because I wanted the cuff to fit securely and with my gauge, there was no way 36 stitches was going to be big enough), I did my own thing for the thumb and the top decreases.
THEY’RE SO FLUFFY I’M GONNA DIE.
It absolutely does not get cold enough here to justify making and wearing thrummed mittens for myself, but after making and trying on these ones, I am definitely making a pair. The Falkland makes them super soft inside and they’re hella warm, and I love them. I need them. NEED.
As mentioned above, I did some heavy modifying to the pattern. I mostly just used the thrumming chart, to be honest. I was a little disappointed the pattern did not contain instructions for making thrums, but I guess it calls for a commercial pencil roving, so you don’t really need one. I found this explanation by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee really helpful, though I think I made mind a bit longer as I was worried they would slip out of the knitting. All in all, though, the knitting and thrumming was super simple, and they kept me entertained the whole time I was working on them.
In life news: I am moving this Saturday, OMG. Signing the lease Friday afternoon. Y’all, I am SO, SO ready for this. Well, I’m not, I actually have a ton more packing to do plus I have to reserve a UHaul in order to move my bed/desks/bookshelves plus I have to buy internet (oh my god, cable companies are such a racket and internet is way more expensive than it should be). But still. It’s totally happening. EXCITE.
Stitch, Brinn, Stitch! 
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January 29, 2014 at 2:43 pm
clstrongin
Do all the thrums make them hard to wear? Do you nails catch on all of the loops? I think they are adorable but yes very fluffy.
January 29, 2014 at 2:49 pm
bsveum
Well, I don’t know! They’re not for me and I haven’t really worn them, but the loops aren’t very loopy inside the mitten. They get pressed flat and eventually felt down into a sort of lining.
January 29, 2014 at 7:27 pm
clstrongin
Oh that’s cool. I’ve never tried making thrummed mittens.
January 29, 2014 at 8:47 pm
Araignee
Love those mittens! I learned how to thrum with a kit and a You tube video from Zenitude. I never thought I would use mine until this winter. It’s been sooooooo cold here.