The Joy of Books
I love books. I was a voracious reader in my early days. I would read anything. I loved being transported to a different time and place through books. That didn't change with my knitting. I love knitting and spinning books. I especially love books that cover history as well as patterns and designs. One of my current favorite books is Mittens from Around Norway.
I live in Minnesota. You can NEVER have too many mittens. We need fall mittens, winter mittens, DEEP WINTER mittens, early spring mittens, and late spring mittens. So many mittens. I also love to knit stranded things. Stranded mittens are warmer since they have a double layer of yarn. Much appreciated here in the frozen northland. And they are pretty. smile. These are a pair of mittens I knit several years ago.
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There are more than 40 mittens in this books. Not all of them are stranded either, there are some beautiful "fancy" lace mittens. The author, Nina Granlund Saether has compiled a great variety of mittens from children sized to adult. She has mittens for every skill level too. This would be a great mitten primer in my mind to add to your personal library or check out from your local library.
Each mitten pattern has a wee bit of history attached to it, which I in particular enjoy. There is also a good tips and tricks section. I found the directions to be clear and the patterns designs clearly printed. My eyes are old and I would copy the charts and blow them up larger to make it easier for me to follow along. I can also write on the pattern then and make notes as I go which I like to do. Because invariably, I change something or add something and with there being two mittens, ya, I need hints as to what I so cleverly did on the first mitten so I can actually have a matching pair.
Christmas is not that far away by the knitting clock, these would make lovely gifts. Enjoy! And what are some of your favorite knitting/spinning books? Let me know, my personal library always has room for more!