Chevron Love Mittens
Back in the Great Mitten Swap of ’08 in Boston, Julia Vesper made Maritza the most divine pair of handspun, hand-dyed, hand knit (and lined) chevron mittens. No one could leave them alone! We were all so very jealous of that lucky Maritza! You can imagine how excited I was to test knit her beautiful Chevron Love Mitten pattern last month! When she told me to pick any eight colors of the Brown Sheep Nature Spun Sport line, I floundered. I think it’s safe to say that I have a problem with this yarn. Did I not recently write about this large Nature Spun remnant stash consisting only of reds/oranges and blues? What colors do you think I picked for my mittens?
As if I could resist…
Pattern: Chevron Love Mittens by Julia Vesper (pattern available on Ravelry, kits sold out but soon to be available again in the Knitterly Things shop)
Yarn: Brown Sheep Nature Spun Sport
Needles: US 2.5 (3.0 mm)
Aren’t the chevrons just lovely? The mittens and the free matching hat pattern also warm my stashbusting heart. This is a fantastic way to use up scraps. I would recommend Julia’s clear, straightforward patterns to anyone. Also, the color pairings she put together in her kits are truly inspired.
Although I have yet to block my mittens, I am thrilled with how they turned out. I should say, I had intended to soak these in a large wool wash this weekend to pack away my winter woolens, but then it snowed. Lesson learned. Never pack away wool before summer.
these are beautiful! I should make some of these too. I love the color combos.
Those are awesome! What cheerful colors.
Beutiful mitts. Love the colors.
Beautiful mittens!
You can’t be in a bad mood wearing those
I am in love with the Chevron Love.
Every time I see one of your pics on flickr or Ravelry — and now in Bloglines — I about keel over in love.
I’ll be ordering this kit immediately, thanks to your posts.
those are the coolest mittens ever! they look so great. i may have to make myself a pair!
Those are gorgeous!!
Yowza! Those are fantastic. Love the colors.
so gorgeous! i was thinking about getting one of those kits but then remembered my budget
i’ll just continue to admire yours.
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I am almost certain your blog inspired me to start knitting again. Thank you!
While I have never honestly been tempted to make mittens…these are the ones I might make for myself and my little girl. Matching mittens? Too cute! Do you think it’ll be hard to change the pattern for a smaller size? Or, should I just knit my size and felt them for the little one?