The above pictures mitten represents a minor misstep, half of a project that is so underwhelming it will neither be completed nor put on Ravelry. Sometimes you see someone else's project, realize you have the yarn for it, cast everything else aside and go for it. And the end result is not at all what you had hoped for. This is the EZ Mitered Mitten, a project that I am so theoretically down with, but rather than looking funky and free-wheeling, this garment looks like something that would have been found next to the preserved cadaver of a Viking in a peat bog. Not a look I am going for normally, although I do give major props to the Lindow Man whenever I can. Something about the shape is bugging the shit out of me. Sometimes the Noro is just too rustic looking, you know?
What better antidote could there be to this slight fiasco than a small knitted accessory in Malabrigo? Thanks Leslie for this pattern, it was just what I need to set things right again in my knitting world.
The Specs:
Pattern: Toasty by Leslie F.
Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted in Sealing Wax. Lord Have Mercy.
Needles: Size 7 Addi Turbo
Mods: As if!
These are for my friend Sandrine who wears fingerless mitts year round in order to protect zee hands from zee damaging rays of zee sun-isn't she a knitter's dream?
Pictured below you see another knitter's dream: Three skeins of Silky Malabrigo in Burgundy, perfect for another Forest Canopy Shawl, maybe?
I rather like the Noro mitten, but what do I know? The Malabrigo Toasty mitts are much more appealing in their rusty goodness and the beautiful model showing them off.
ReplyDeleteI like the Noro mitten, too.
ReplyDeleteThe armwarmers are very nice. I love fingerless mitts!
"this garment looks like something that would have been found next to the preserved cadaver of a Viking in a peat bog."
ReplyDeleteI just giggle snorted coffee down my front. I was just watching a Discovery show on The Iceman yesterday, so the memory is fresh in my mind. I think he did have something like that on him...
okay, I'm lovin' the noro EZ mitt. But I totally get what you are saying about it now irritating you beyond belief - I've had the same reaction over various projects over the years. And I've been drawn to the mitered mitt forever - never done one - and as soon I saw the photo of yours I knew it was exactly how I wanted mine to look! The noro is great!! I'm telling you girl, you could raffle these off right here on the blog and get more than the cost of your noro back. I am sure of it. Now, off to do some toastys too.
ReplyDeleteI think the Noro mitten may be the dead Viking's cod-piece. Really, the mitten isn't all that bad. It only looks meh because of the fabulous throbbing-with-life Malabrigo mitt. Love it.
ReplyDeleteThe Noro mitt isn't bad. Granted, it does sort of resemble Nordic armour in the nicest kind of way.
ReplyDeleteYour toasties are great though. So scrunchy and smooshable.
The comment from jesse luke is actually from me. I know, you were probably thrilled at the thought of my husband reading a knitting blog!
ReplyDeleteI like the look of the Noro mitten well enough, but I think all love would be lost once I touched it.
ReplyDeleteThe Malabrigo, on the other hand, well, I think I'd just like to put on the mitts and use them to stroke my face and neck. Mmmmm.
Sorry your Noro mit was a no-go. I agree with the 'meh' ness of the whole thing - when I made this pattern, I decided to combine it with a grey wool. Both yarns on their own were OK, but together they worked out really well. The grey also helped calm down some of Noro's craziness.
ReplyDeleteYour toasties look fabulous! Love the color.
I'm with the "What you talking about Willis?" side. That's a really lovely mitten. But then again, I've never met a "too rustic" ball of Noro. And I happen to think that bogs are beautiful too. So that may explain it.
ReplyDeleteOf course, the Malabrigo is pretty too.
Oh my, those mitts are pretty. You will be happy to hear that I finally cast on one of my skeins of Malabrigo and actually knit it!!!! Into a birthday cowl. Looks like I don't have quite enough left for the mitt pattern . . . although I could just make them a little smaller. :)
ReplyDeleteI love Malabrigo. I want to marry it. The mitts are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOmg - I'm glad someone else here saw "codpiece" in that Noro mitten! (Actually, I was thinking "Viking prophylactic," but "codpiece" is much more respectable.) It is a perfectly fine mitten, btw. Just..has a shape that makes you go, "Hmmm..." LOL!
ReplyDeleteLove those gorgeous red fingerless mitts. Thanks for sharing the link.
i am not kidding. i love the mitten! seriously!
ReplyDeletefinish the other one. i know you can do it!
and that mitt. well that just made me smile. :)
isn't it time for a cupcake, i mean yarn run??? we could actually do both. keana got a new camera....
and look! ® look what i can do! ®
and sometimes you might just feel like looking like a viking.
ReplyDeleteI quite like the little noro mitten, and its totally ok that you don't.
ReplyDeleteI love the simplicity of those mitts! Fingerless mitts are the holiday gift this year, all my kids teachers are getting a pair. Ok, maybe not all of them!
I'm drooling over your new yarn. I must stash some of that lovely stuff soon!
deliciously toasty!
ReplyDeleteSorry about the Noro mitten :( I don't think it's all that bad though, really. But if something bugs you, no sense completing it! Glad you found a gorgeous alternative. Love those Toasty-s!
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I love the toasty but I also love the noro mitten. Finish it! Pretty please?
ReplyDeleteOK I bought some M for a hat but I have so decided to do these instead! Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteGet your butt up to Knit One so we can all meet. PS: I went to the PSU game this weekend & froze. But it was awesome!
I'm with you on the rustic. Plus, I sometimes feel like I'm the only one, but I *really* hate the way Noro feels.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, Malabrigo of any kind can do no wrong and is pretty much angelic. So nice choice for the rebound! I mean, as if you'd ever knit with anything else. ;-)
Both are nice but I seem to be drawn to the Toasties, too.
ReplyDeleteMalabrigo: The cure for any ailment.
ReplyDeleteSo now there's something wrong with vikings in bogs? Can I have that mitten when I die, then?
ReplyDelete(Sorry, had to. )
I kind of like that mitten. If I had a green leather jacket, I would look great with that mitten.
Those red ones are lovely, too, though. Looks like they would do well on a figure skater.
Thanks a lot for the interesting link.
Pity about the Noro, this is a project I've admired from afar, but I've always wondered if the pointyness doesn't feel a bit odd to wear? Now the Malabrigo mitts---LOVE. Simple, soft, stunning!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful red!!
ReplyDeleteAww I like the mitered mittens too, but I must say I'm in LOVE with the Mal mitts! They're gorgeous! Malabrigo is the superhero of yarns I tell ya, it can always come to the rescue :)
ReplyDeleteToo bad toddlers don't cook. You could felt that nasty Noro and turn it into a really cool oven mitt!
ReplyDeletelove these in red! love them!
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