I know your head is not in the winter game at the moment, you're probably over the whole snow and cold thing. But hey, you gotta knit something, right?
Why not mittens for next winter?
Hiro mittens, of course. I've been meaning to knit some ever since I first made the sweater. They took me almost no time at all, they're like candy knitting, really.
What these are best for is the whole impulse yarn buying you're going to be up to in the next few months, what with all the sheep and fiber festivals that dominate the calendar over the summer. I know you're going to be fondling some pretty yarns in some lovely indie dyer's booth. Maybe you'll be standing in front of the irresistible wall of superwash in the Mad Color booth at New Hampshire Sheep and Wool, for example (May 11 &12th). There you are, looking at the colors together, wanting yarn, but feeling like socks or "a hat" just won't capture the giddy joy of all of Heather's colors when they are dancing together like they do on the wall of happy yarn. You're going to want this pattern handy, if only to justify the three skeins you had to have but don't know what to knit with.
So put this one in your arsenal. It's mitten season.
Trying to buy the pattern, but there's no link on the Rav page. :(
Posted by: susan | April 17, 2013 at 04:13 PM
Oh-ho-ho! A way to acquire some Mad Color and knit Hiro in small format!
Posted by: Mary K. in Rockport | April 17, 2013 at 04:42 PM
You had me at "mitten".
Posted by: Ruth | April 17, 2013 at 05:27 PM
OMG I will knit dozens of these. BRILLIANT!
Posted by: kim in oregon | April 17, 2013 at 06:43 PM
Link to pattern on the Rav.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hiro-mittens
Posted by: kim in oregon | April 17, 2013 at 06:44 PM
HA! You Ravelry description said this pattern is perfect for 'impulse' yarn purchases...It was PERFECT for an impulse PATTERN purchase! I love these! Especially the rounded top. I love mittens like that.
Thank you! I just ordered and have a million color combinations in my head already!
Posted by: Kathy | April 17, 2013 at 09:54 PM
Summer is mitten knitting season, fun small portable projects you can squirrel away as insurance against the dreaded holiday-knitting crush.
These are perfect!
Posted by: Amy | April 18, 2013 at 10:22 AM
I bought the pattern last evening and cast on right away. Mitten #1 finished by midnight. SOOO Happy with the mitten, but SOOO tired this morning! Thank you for a fun and just plain HAPPY pattern!
Posted by: Kathy | April 18, 2013 at 11:05 AM
You could think about knitting some green Hiros, then send 'em to me...
http://www.martinimade.com/martinimade/2013/01/comfort-me-with-mittens.html
Posted by: Adrienne | April 18, 2013 at 01:38 PM
Why have I not been reading knitting blogs? I'm just getting back to it thanks to the kid blog tour and I love these mittens!! Off to add them to my queue.
Posted by: Stephanie | April 18, 2013 at 02:20 PM