Recreating an old friend.

The other day a good friend of mine came with one old battered mitten and looked very pleadingly at me. I'm the only one she knows who knit, and there was the old favourite mitten her grandma had made for her long time ago. Worn to pieces, only one left...


Could I make her new ones? Not wanting to let a good friend down I took the old faithful and said yes off course! The fact was that I have never knitted mittens before. That has changed now. It was fairly easy to copy what her grandma did years ago. I have not yet presented the mittens to my friend. The one thing I fear I have not been able to copy is the good old feeling of wearing the favourite mittens. They look the same but to they feel the same? Only my friend can tell!

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10 comments:

  1. Karen17 September 2009 at 19:10

    They are beautiful! I'm sure she'll love them!

    Karen Ducey
    http://handmademoon.blogspot.com

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  2. Unknown17 September 2009 at 19:12

    Gorgeous! Still wish I could master knitting...

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  3. Tessa18 September 2009 at 03:24

    Ooh, it's been a while since I've knitted mittens - this makes me want to try some again!

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  4. dArtagnan Rumblepurr/Diego Hamlet Moonfur18 September 2009 at 08:10

    Brother is a red-mitted ragdoll... but his mittens don't look as nice as yours (OW! He just nipped me for that...)

    *RUMBLEPURR*

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  5. Unknown18 September 2009 at 13:32

    I'm sure your friend will love them - it's a wonderful present :)

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  6. Sharon18 September 2009 at 22:19

    Great job on the mitten! I must confess that I have never knit one and have been thinking of giving it a go this winter. Your post inspires me to try it.

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  7. One Knit One Purl19 September 2009 at 01:40

    Those mittens look great! You are a knitting doctor!

    Best regards,
    Susan at oneknitonepurl.blogspot.com

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  8. Kerry19 September 2009 at 17:05

    I'm sure your friend will love them!

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  9. toytheatre1 October 2009 at 10:04

    that's fabulous! nothing better than reuniting old friends

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  10. Karette13 October 2009 at 20:11

    I love them!! - and you! We (my hands and me) are so lucky to know you!

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