A Pair of Reading Mitts

I was off by a couple of days in completing Susie Rogers´ Reading Mitts. Seems there was the issue with Mike. He is taking his sweet time to recover; the anaesthetics impacts his interest in food and water, which impacts his recovery. We are watching him closely and we have agreed no more anaesthetics for the time being.

As for the Mitts, here they are in all their glory. Paul had to be recruited to take these shots in the sunniest part of the day.

On Friday I did stop at a yarn shop in Bellingham, specifically NW Handspun Yarns, to see if I could find an interesting roving. Indeed I did find something, but more about it later. While roaming around the store I found the yarn used for the Reading Mitts. It is Schoppel Wolle, Leinen Los in colour number 9093. It is a 30% linen and 70% wool blend with a generous 328 yards or 300 m per cake. This is what the Jimmy Bean says about this yarn:

Leinen Los is a slightly felted, single-ply wool and linen blend with a naturally heathered appearance and strong stitch definition. Like all linen blends, this yarn is naturally strong but will soften up with use.

The Mitts are small right now and very snug, but over time I believe they will loosen up and become very comfortable. They will always have to be hand washed because of the linen and wool blend.

Love it when a plan comes together, especially when it comes in pairs.

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