By that, I mean embroidering on the thumbs of a mitten is either more difficult or exactly as difficult as you think. Although in the end, it was totally worth it. I say that not because I did such a great job with it, but because the little bird looked like an ugly blob without the embroidered details. Now, it kind of reminds me of a lumpy version that jerk chickenhawk in the cartoons, so, improvement? Anyway let us go back in time to the knitting days of yore. The pattern: Bird in Hand by Kate Gilbert, the knitwear designer who spread TheClap to so many. I admired it and considered getting the pattern and knitting a pair, but I did not. Fast-forward, and a different Pattern Fairy sent it to me. Then I began knitting these, and then they sat. I cannot account for my time. I did not document. Life, the world, and just generally being me, m'kay?
For the yarn, I chose this color combination. It is somewhat similar to the only pair of gloves I've ever knit. That's right, I already knew that the colorwork would not be very clear and I did it anyway. Not only that, I mixed alpaca and wool yarns. I love how soft alpaca is, but it is kind of dead in comparison to wool's liveliness. So, that's going to be an enjoyable and winning combination for knitting colorwork, yeah?
I guess what I'm trying to get at, is that I'm finished making these. For a pair of mittens I like so well, I sound really negative, eh? These are really nice, warm mittens. The softness of all those alpaca floats is very nice, and adds to the wearing experience. Also, there is a small bird on each thumb!
