Picking up and knitting the lining on to the mitten shell.
Absolutely the softest yarn I have ever touched and knitted with. It was dreamy. It's from Blue Sky Alpacas. It's 100% baby alpaca. Colorway #812~Blue Cheese.
Turn the mitten inside the lining to measure where to knit to before the decrease. I didn't knit it in this position. I just pushed it in there to measure.
The shell is knit with Berroco Ultra Alpaca (it's an alpaca/wool blend) Colorway: #6201 White and #6243 Navy. I purchased all of these from Alpaca Direct. (www.alpacadirect.com) There customer service was top notch.
This shows the lining inside on the right. The mitten on the left has not had a lining added yet.
I purchased the pattern on Ravelry. They are called Northman Mittens by David Schulz.
My first mittens with lining. The instructions were well written and easy to follow.
I was very interested to see these mittens and technique! I love to spin Alpaca/wool blend. Looks like a lot of work. I was thinking today looked like a good wool-washing day I've got fleeces to finish!) if I have the ambition after making angel food cakes, hanging out laundry, planting a corn patch and so on.........
ReplyDeleteThey are absolutely stunning! Love the color and the pattern - reminds me of the Swedish clothing.
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