Bella Mittens

Don't you love when it takes you a day and a half to finish one mitten? And then four months to finish the other? There is a long list in no particular order of the why. But let's be honest. They're pretty much the excuses of an easily distracted knitter.

But my Bella Mittens. Are. Done.

Don't be confused, thesea aren't the knits of a Twilight groupie with like, Edward Cullen sheets, who has a picture of the half naked jail bait Jacob hanging above her bed who lays there hoping the tape will give. While I will admit to watching (and liking, yes liking) the movies, I was never able to get into the whole angst whiney Bella in the books. And I largely rebelled against the hype. AND, while I know I've made some bad men decisions in my life, I mean seriously. While both are justifiably hot, a girl whose only love interests have been a vampire and a werewolf really needs to sit down and half a long think about what she is looking for in a man. But I don't judge you for your love of Twilight. We all have our weaknesses. I mean seriously, me and butter? I miss butter.

Anyway, about these mittens. I just really loved the pattern. And I'm loving this yarn, even if the yarn snob in me is sulking over the increased use of Lion Brand. She'll get over it.

Project: Bella's Mittens by subliminalrabbit (Rav Link)
Yarn: Lion Brand Alpine Wool  Cinnamon, 2 skeins
Needles: US8
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A not so secret Twilight-like weakness of mine is roving yarn. Okay, the merchandising hype isn't as big, but it ranks high for me. And I love the cushiness (totally a word) of these mittens.

I did make some modifications. Very minor. I have these freakishly long fingers, so in the decrease section I added a row before each of the cables, total of  two extra rows. (I apparently use the word "totally" far too much for anyone living outside of the 80's since I orginally typed "totally of two extra rows" and failied to even notice it at first.) Perfect. The joys of being a knitter for me include having mittens and gloves that fit. And of course, the massive sex appeal it gives me.

I liked how the palms of these were done versus some others I saw on Ravelry. I thought I'd be able to link to a couple, but there are a number if you just search "Bella Mittens". These have a 1x1 rib on the inside and then switch to stockinette when you get up to the palm section and I think it gives it a nice clean look.

So I guess now I'm ready for my own vampire to arrive? Okay, so I think Jacob is hotter.