Cables are never a mindless knit but there's enough consistency in this pattern (and it's well-written) so you can gain some traction quickly. Not to mention that they only take about 55 yards of fabric each. Very smart stash-buster, don't you agree?
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Hmmm, I've been making sock after sock after sock lately, but you're making me think I should make up some fingerless mitts to put in the Christmas/birthday gift stash as well. I have a pattern that works well for worsted and one for sock -- and I guess just following one of those patterns in Sportweight would turn a woman's size to a man's or a man's to a woman's or a woman's to a child's or. Oh right, you get it. Smart stash-buster indeed. (And a good way to justify a new addiction to Peaky Blinders by turning it into support for Christmas gift production. . . )
ReplyDeleteI'm totally having a moment with the fingerless gloves (as my Ravelry queue will confirm). I LOVE socks but these are faster, just as practical (esp. in your part of the world) and they take less than half the yarn per project than a sock would!
ReplyDeleteOhh! I like those - I am knitting the diamond cable arm warmers by azure knits atm with some gorgeous Madeline tosh wool - going to look at this pattern too!
ReplyDeleteI've got to go and check out that pattern. I LOVE Madeline Tosh. Vintage is my fave but it's SO expensive right now in Canada. It's like, 50 bucks a skein. Not that I'm buying it! I was just looking for, um, a friend.
DeleteLol! I haven't explored Vintage yet - thanks enabler ;-)
DeleteHonestly, once you try you will be addicted. Think very carefully!
DeleteLove these mitts. Still haven't met a cable I didn't like! Have checked out the colours of the Mad Tosh vintage. Oh! So pretty!
ReplyDeleteYou should totally make these! Given that you actually like knitting cables, this would be a breeze. And really, the Tosh Vintage is all that. I'm having difficulty resisting buying some and I have no reason to buy. It just feels so good (and not in a delicate way).
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