[–] NeedleStack [S] 1 point 5 points 6 points (+6|-1) ago (edited ago)
These mittens are a traditional Latvian pattern found in Maruta Grasmane's book "Mittens of Latvia". I am obsessed with Latvian knitting motifs and just had to try this complicated pattern. It has been my most ambitious project to date.
At one point I was dealing with 6 different colors of yarn on my needles (all those strands to keep untangled!). I'm quite proud of them and wore them many times over the winter. :)
Edit: In case you are intimidated by knitting, this is the first awful pair of mittens I ever knit. Look at how they don't even match! It took patience and a lot of practice but I progressed and so can you!
[–] srayzie 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I do too. So cute. @HeyGeorge, add this to my wish list.
[–] Vindicator 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Amazing!
Edit: WTF is that in the upper right? An Octopussy? LMAO
[–] MolochHunter 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
phark me
knitting has its own sub? :)#)
what, the Tradwife sub wouldnt accept posts from postmodern yarn spinners ?
[–] MrsTEPhelps 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Very lovely!
Did you ever check out Slow TV’s National Knit Night? It was on Netflix, which we’ve since cancelled. It’s from Norway or Sweden. Anyway, there was a large section of the show devoted to Selbu mittens, which are the same general shape as those Latvian mittens.
[–] OneOfTheBoys ago
Wow! Those are so beautiful and well made. Great job.
And, of course I love the goat. Very, very cute.
@PuttItOut wouldn't it be nice if there was some sort of portal where users could sell things with some of the money going toward keeping voat running. I bet I'm the first to ever suggest this
[–] heygeorge 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago (edited ago)
Wow! That is such awesome knitting. You have far surpassed the original @NeedleStack and I’m impressed to see how much effort ‘you’ go through to impersonate her nearly every move.
[–] NeedleStack [S] 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
Ha ha.
[–] heygeorge 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
An eyeroll, at the least... And just wow at that first pair of mittens. Approx how long ago was that?
[–] SandHog 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Lmao. The Vril got her don't you know?!