Liner Mittens

My next post-Christmas F.O. is a pair of mittens. I had a purple pair made out of this yarn, but lost them last winter. Luckily, I had some of the same yarn in a different color and was able to make a new pair. I say "luckily" because I love this yarn but it was discontinued a while ago and I have a limited supply, mostly in small quantities. The yarn is Artful Yarns Fable in the color Little Red Riding Hood. Fable is a mix of pima cotton and silk and gets soooo soft after it is worn in.

These mittens are intended to be used just like the purple pair: sometimes as a liner pair inside of bigger mittens and sometimes on their own when the weather isn't as cold.

This little set-up shown in the photo above led to an awesome discovery. In my Christmas stocking this year I received some of those little magical heat pouches. I can slip one into each hand between the two mitten layers and it works like a little furnace in there! I'm saving my last set of warmers for when Paul and I go to the Art Shanty exhibit.

To make these mittens I loosely followed the Fittin' Mittens pattern by Nancy Lindberg. When I made the purple pair before, I had used a hat-like decrease for the top. For this pair, I followed Nancy's instructions and ended up with a pointier decrease. I prefer the rounded hat version, but these will work just fine.

Thanks to Jack for helping model these mittens. They looked a little stale and boring when photographed by themselves so he acquiesced to my photo shoot needs.