One nice thing about the cold weather is that it has provided an opportunity to wear some of the heavier handknits I brought with me from New York.
Now if only they would keep my hands warm. I have never found a pair of gloves or mittens warm enough to keep my hands warm. No I take that back there was a pair of neoprene gloves purchased in Italy. Everything else seems to work only if your hands actually start out warm, a minor problem, as my hands are rarely warm.
Anyway, now that the sweaters are down and off the high shelf, it is quite apparent that I could wear a few of them more frequently. Perhaps the lovely black striped boxy turtleneck is not as versatile as the cardigans, but I am sure it could see an outing or two even in a more typical Tennessee winter.
The nicest benefit is having something I actually knit to wear.
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5 responses to “A Warm Winter Sweater”
Perhaps you need to find or make yourself a pair of thrummed mittens. . . little bit bulky (!) but warm, very warm. When it gets really cold, I wear mine, although then I can’t expect to do much with fingers. . .
I have thought about thrummed mittens, but then thought I would never need them down here. Apparently I was wrong about that. It would be fun to make some and then I would have them even if I didn’t need them often.
mardel, can you share with us what the patterns are for the ones pictured above? I really like the green? One in the top left….Tina
Did you make the lavender shawl collar vest? It’s beautiful and looks like something I might be able to tackle….
The green sweater pattern is called Linden from Twist Collective, fall 2008. The vest is knit in Plymouth Baby Alpaca Grande and the pattern was from plymouth, designed for this yarn. I believe it is pattern N026. The black striped turtleneck is from Debbie Bliss Noro Collection number 1.