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November 16, 2007
"The Leafy Thing"
The leafy thing is a mitten. I'm going to have the pattern available here pretty soon. Look.
I'm also working on another mitten. It has no cuff yet. I just started it above the cuff. And there are surprises on the other side, but I want to fix them up a little bit before showing you. I was messing around with embroidering a little but I'm not nuts about it. It actually looks nicer in person though.
Posted by kate at November 16, 2007 09:37 AM
Comments
I like the leafiness of it all. It really is the time of year for mittens.
Posted by: Laurie at November 23, 2007 05:08 PM
Love Leafy thing. Want to knit leafy things and wear them all the time!!!
Posted by: Rippedoffknitter at November 22, 2007 03:30 PM
ohhh! i love them both. especially the bottom one. can't wait to see what you have going on on the other side and what you will do with the cuff. it's mitten weather here!
Posted by: michele at November 20, 2007 11:04 PM
Kate,
I know you were just on a podcast, but did you know that the clapotis was in a song on another podcast? It's great and the riff has been stuck in my head since I heard it. It's on Jacey's podcast, insubordiknit -- http://insubordiknit.com/podcast/ , episode 4, about 10 minutes in. Listen!
Posted by: Beth at November 20, 2007 05:53 PM
That green against the gray reminds me of the first new leaves of spring. Very good color choice. I hope the pattern comes out in time for us all to knit and wear them in anticipation of spring.
Posted by: bwilliams at November 20, 2007 02:35 PM
That green against the gray reminds me of the first new leaves of spring. Very good color choice. I hope the pattern comes out in time for us all to knit and wear them in anticipation of spring.
Posted by: bwilliams at November 20, 2007 02:35 PM
Those are some most lovely mittens. I'm interested to see what you decide to do with the cuffs on the flowery ones.
Posted by: Sarah at November 20, 2007 11:59 AM
Those leaf mittens are just lovely!
must make them :)
Posted by: Amber at November 19, 2007 04:47 PM
I love both! One for when I feel girlie and one for when I feel like I live in Stars Hollow. How you find the time to be creative and see through your creations is beyond me! Thanks for sharing ;)
Posted by: emma at November 19, 2007 04:02 PM
I have the perfect yarn for the blue mitten- need a test knitter?
Posted by: Kate at November 19, 2007 02:47 PM
wow, I love them. Winter is coming again so.......... Hope they will turn out just as beautifull as yours!!!
Posted by: Marianne at November 19, 2007 08:50 AM
The mittens look great!!!
Posted by: Tonia at November 18, 2007 10:08 PM
I am in the mood to make mittens and I want to try them both. The first one for sure but the second one I'm completely intimidated by FI.
When will the pattern go up?! :)
Bises from Paris....
Posted by: Aimee at November 18, 2007 03:45 PM
Lovely Leafy! Must make! Oh no - I haven't finished up your last mitten pattern yet. Don't care - I'm making Leafy as soon as the pattern's up. We're New Englandites and mittens are always useful. Thank you, thank you!
Posted by: Mary K. in Rockport at November 18, 2007 08:33 AM
I love the mittens...they look fabulous!!
Posted by: Shelley at November 18, 2007 06:55 AM
I love the mittens...they look fabulous!!
Posted by: Shelley at November 18, 2007 06:54 AM
Must. Make. Leafy. Mittens. GAH! :)
Posted by: Karma at November 18, 2007 12:04 AM
Ooh! Mittens! Looking forward to the pattern.
Posted by: cari at November 17, 2007 01:15 PM
Well, Kate, it looks like I'll be knitting a pair of leafy mittens soon!
:D
Posted by: sandy at November 17, 2007 01:09 PM
Just like everybody else, I love the leafy mittens, and the motif on the blue ones is really pretty too. I have a feeling I'll be making more mittens than I need this year...
Posted by: alison at November 17, 2007 11:12 AM
Kate,
I love those leafy mittens! Great!
L.
Posted by: lara at November 17, 2007 05:15 AM
wow! both styles look great! i love the touch of embroidery on the second one. and what better inspiration than a chill in the air and a holiday vacation?
Posted by: katie at November 17, 2007 02:23 AM
oooh, i love those mittens, especially the leafy one. i don't wear mittens or do color work but i would make one as a sculpture (i DO believe in knitting as sculpture, and have many examples lying about the place)
Posted by: anne at November 16, 2007 11:39 PM
Oh those mittens are so cool!!
Posted by: scout at November 16, 2007 11:30 PM
oh! so pretty! and the world needs more pretty things......
Posted by: christine m. east of toronto at November 16, 2007 10:07 PM
Kate, I LOVE the leaf mittens! When I saw your sneak peak in your other post I was excited to see what it was. Looking forward to the pattern!
Posted by: Lindsey at November 16, 2007 04:04 PM
Sorry, I'll be boring and concur with everyone else - gorgeous mittens, both of them! I like the spare leaf details in the first mitten. It's very modern and graphic. And I love the intarsia flowers and stems in the second. I think the embroidery is a nice touch. It reminds me of Kristen Nichol's work with felted bags. You've been busy! :)
Posted by: connie at November 16, 2007 02:16 PM
vedy pretty.
so, i guess i should be on the lookout for these soon...?
Posted by: jody at November 16, 2007 02:15 PM
the leafy mittens are ridiculously beautiful. argh. does this mean i have to start doing colourwork?
Posted by: kris at November 16, 2007 01:15 PM
pretty, pretty patterns on both! i love both the leaves and the flowers. don't especially need mittens in dallas (although it finally got cold yesterday!), but could use the patterns on other things, right? :)
Posted by: jana at November 16, 2007 01:13 PM
I love the mittens, all of them!
Posted by: jess at November 16, 2007 01:04 PM
I adore those.
Posted by: Anne at November 16, 2007 01:02 PM
very nice! I love the background pattern on the blue one.
Posted by: Heather at November 16, 2007 01:00 PM
Pretty. :)
Posted by: Andrea (noricum) at November 16, 2007 12:34 PM
Oh, it's so cute. Over the past few days, I've become interested in mittens!
Posted by: Kathy at November 16, 2007 11:42 AM
YAY they're so pretty! And the blue ones with the flowers are adorable too! Dang, I need to move to Alaska so I am justified in having a mitten wardrobe.
Posted by: Carrie at November 16, 2007 11:14 AM
Beautiful mittens!
Posted by: margene at November 16, 2007 11:14 AM
Nice "Leafy" mittens. Looking forward to the pattern. Curious to see what's on the other side of the blue embroidered one.
Posted by: Manise at November 16, 2007 11:12 AM
He lllll oooo leafy thing. I love you. Will you marry me?
And thanks for the bday wishes. Clearly it wasn't intentional, but bringing leafy into the world feels like a great bday present.
Posted by: The Feminist Mafia at November 16, 2007 11:10 AM
O my goodness...those leafy mittens are adorable. I want them so bad. But no pressure. =) Thanks for keeping up the creativity etc. (I'm a Sunrise Circle fan...love mine, think you are so awesome!)
Posted by: Heather at November 16, 2007 10:57 AM
do you sleep?
i love them both.
Posted by: irene at November 16, 2007 10:53 AM
Those are gorgeous! I can't wait to find out how you did the colorwork!
Posted by: Elli at November 16, 2007 10:43 AM
I can't wait for the pattern for the leaf mittens! they're so beautiful. How are you (aside from incredibly busy, i mean)?
Posted by: regina at November 16, 2007 10:12 AM
Hahaha, LOVE "the leafy thing." My hands have been getting cold at work, so mittens and the like have been on my mind lately!
Posted by: Vicki at November 16, 2007 10:03 AM
Wow!! I love the leaf ones! They look so rustic and warm. I am so in a mitten phase although I live in california and have very limited use for them.
Can't wait to see the pattern.
Posted by: Nubiancraftster at November 16, 2007 10:00 AM
