Monday, October 1, 2012

Corriedale Fingerless Mitts


I purchased this corriedale fiber from the CT Sheep and Wool Festival.  After spinning and plying, I ended up with almost 200 yards of fingering yarn, giving just enough to make my sister these fingerless mittens for her birthday.  

I used size one needles for a really dense knitted fabric.  These mittens were knit from the top down with a thumb gusset decrease.  It was very interesting to work them up this way and it went very quickly.  My sister loved her birthday present.

If you'd like to see more of my spinning projects, check out my spinning blog - "debknitsnspins.blogspot.com"