These are Miriam Felton's Serpentine Mitts in Rowan 4-Ply Soft, for a Christmas present. I started these way back in September, I'm ashamed to say -- I was planning ahead, but distractions including a bout of the flu got in the way. My deadline is tomorrow, though, so I quickly added the last thumb this morning, and worked in the ends, and off we go.
(The photos are a bit dull, I'm afraid, but it's difficult to photograph navy blue wool at all, let alone in weak December sunshine.)
It's a fairly simple cable-work pattern, easy-to-follow. The cuff length is very generous. I like the extra-long thumb gusset -- it is very comfortable. The 4-Ply Soft is lovely to work with, soft and feathery-light; I might have worked these at a slightly tighter gauge as the fabric seems just a bit loose to me, and so not quite as warm as they could be, but perhaps that will not be a problem here in southern California.
I was very pleasantly surprised that one ball of 4-Ply Soft made both mitts, so now I have enough for another pair!
Nice mitts, and good to know about the 4 ply - I have a bunch of it I bought when it was closing out.
Posted by: Mary Lou | December 11, 2011 at 06:46 AM