For a long time I've wanted to make myself some awesome mitts. I randomly decided one day to google "Alice in Wonderland mitt patterns" and discovered this pattern by Jennifer Lang. I fell in love instantly. Having never done any "fair isle" type knitting before I thought it would be a great idea to buy this pattern and make myself a pair.
I knit the "Alice" mitt 3 times total, which was very frustrating, but if I was going to make something that I was going to love so much I didn't want to keep looking at my "Alice" mitt and be disappointed in the appearance of it. I chose to do the "rabbit" mitt in opposite colours because the rabbit is supposed to be white and I like things that aren't "normal" and are a little quirky.I love how the thumb has a sweet little heart on it and the palm side has roses and leaves.
I know no-one's ever going to see the lining, but I know it's there and it had to be a bright colour. I was going to use a bright pink or purple, but the shop I bought the yarn at didn't have any of those colours; red was the brightest, but I love them none-the-less!
All-in-all, these gloves did take a lot of work, but it was so worth it and I absolutely LOVE them! And they are soooo warm which is perfect timing.
so. pretty.
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI would love to knit these for my daughter... Alice is her favorite! Do you know where I can get the pattern please? (the link you have is no longer....sad)
ReplyDeleteThey are on revelry.com. they are called "Alice in Wonderland mittens" by Jennifer Lang. I'm glad you like them!
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