{"id":1211,"date":"2018-03-25T20:04:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T18:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/?p=1211"},"modified":"2019-01-30T18:54:27","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T17:54:27","slug":"wip-series-finished-twined-knitting-mittens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wip-series-finished-twined-knitting-mittens\/","title":{"rendered":"Wip series: Finished twined knitting mittens!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have finally finished my twined knitting mittens!<\/p>\n

This is the fifth and final post in my wip series of spinning for and knitting a pair of twined knitting mittens. The previous posts are about preparing<\/a>, spinning<\/a>, plying<\/a> and knitting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A lot of joy<\/h1>\n

I am very happy with the result. They were a true joy to knit. But, as always, there is a melancholy and a sense of loss when finishing a project. There are so many thoughts in a project. Practical thoughts like the next step in the project, how to avoid mistakes, but also all the thoughts that float around in my mind in the making. Things I hear, think or experience while I make are things that are captured in the thread and, literally, woven in to the fabric. In this sense, the finished item is so much more than a pair of mittens. It is a sparkling weave of skill, experience, memories, thought processes, love and emotions. And I treasure them all in my wooly, twined knitted treasure box.<\/p>\n

Even if I miss the process of making, I do get to relive all the emotions and sensations that are a part of the mittens. Every time I wear them.<\/p>\n

A lot of time<\/h1>\n

Twined knitting does take a lot of time to make, but the reward is such a sturdy and strong fabric. \u00a0And once I was over the initial novelty of the technique (which isn’t all new to me, but the last time I did twined knitting was in 2010), I found a nice rhythm of knitting, twining and untwisting.<\/p>\n

A lot of yarn<\/h1>\n

I used 2 mm needles, which was perfect for this yarn. As you can see, the fabric is very dense on the surface. When you turn the mitten inside out you can see the beautiful ridges, caused by the twining. These also add to the density of the mittens.<\/p>\n

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The inside of the mittens show the beautiful ridges created by the twining of the two working yarns.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When I first read the pattern I was a bit sceptical to the yarn requirements \u2013 60 g per mitten seemed a lot to me. After a while I started worrying about having spun too little<\/em> yarn! But when I had woven in the last yarn end I did have some yarn left, just enough to make a handful of\u00a0pin loom squares.<\/a><\/p>\n

The pattern<\/h1>\n

I used a basic mitten pattern from Berit Westman’s booklet Tv\u00e5\u00e4ndsstickning<\/a>. She has a lot of examples of charted chain path patterns. For the cuffs I made a simple xo pattern from the book. This doesn’t show very well even after blocking. For the back of the hands I wanted something special, so I made my own pattern. I wanted the mittens to represent all the strong and talented textile workers through history. When I had finished the chart, I realized that it was International women’s day, which was very suitable.<\/p>\n

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A venus symbol. The perfect mitten chart. Photo by Dan Waltin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Felting<\/h1>\n

I struggled with the thought of felting the mittens for extra strength and durability. I had felted my first two pairs of twined knitting mittens. But already at the spinning stage I got a strong feeling of the wool being really prone to felting. It was quite sticky in all the parts of the process and I handled the yarn very carefully. I feared that if I felted the mittens, there was a strong risk of over felting. Also, since I had worked with the structure and colour of the yarn from the very beginning, I wanted the yarn to be the star of the show.<\/p>\n

Evaluation<\/h1>\n

The colour<\/h2>\n

I do love the variegated colour of the yarn and it looks beautiful in the mittens. Especially in the pattern parts. The mixture of greys and the light golden brown gives the fabric a lovely depth. I am a sucker for greys!<\/p>\n

The ply<\/h2>\n

As you can see in the pictures of the finished yarn<\/a>, It was quite loosely spun and plied. This goes hand in hand with the wool, that was almost straight. I did over ply the yarn after it was balanced, to compensate for the unplying made by the twining. I don’t think it would have hurt to over ply a little more than I did.<\/p>\n

The fabric<\/h2>\n

I think this is the most even I have ever knit.\u00a0I think it is easier to make a more even and tight fabric with twined knitting than with regular knitting, since it is easier to pull the thread after each stitch. Also, I love the mixture of plain twined knitting and the blocks of pattern knitting. The squiggly horizontals are well matched with the straight verticals.<\/p>\n

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The pattern and the colour variations really make the wool justice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The feeling<\/h2>\n

When I was preparing the wool and saw the black guard hairs I was afraid that the mittens would be itchy. But they are not. It is just that silky feeling of the under coat. The guard hairs just add a strength bonus. That’s a well behaved yarn! When I wear the mittens I pet the silky ridged insides with my hands. I feel rich.<\/p>\n

The works<\/h2>\n

All in all, I think these mittens are in the top five of myfavourite hand spun projects and I smile every time I wear them. I feel proud and humbled to have the knowledge and skills to create something like this, like thousands of women (and a few men) have done before me.<\/p>\n

What is your favourite hand spun project?<\/p>\n

Happy spinning!<\/p>\n

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Spring is coming and it’s a happy mitten day!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Rediscovering an old technique Several years ago, long before I started spinning, I stumbled upon twined knitting, also known as two-end knitting (from the Swedish word tv\u00e5\u00e4ndsstickning).\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Textile production"","block_context":{"text":"Textile production","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/category\/textile-production\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A spindle with light gray yarn","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_1280.jpg?fit=899%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_1280.jpg?fit=899%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_1280.jpg?fit=899%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_1280.jpg?fit=899%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1158,"url":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wip-series-first-z-ply-skein-finished\/","url_meta":{"origin":1211,"position":2},"title":"Wip series: First z-ply skein finished","author":"Josefin Waltin","date":"March 6, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"It's micro snowing today! See the tiny snowflakes in the yarn on the featured image? Anyway, about a week ago the\u00a0first s-spun single for my twined knitting mittens project was full. Today I present the first finished z-ply skein. Characteristics The yarn is totally without bounce, which isn't surprising, given\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Textile production"","block_context":{"text":"Textile production","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/category\/textile-production\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A skein of grey yarn rolled up into a bundle.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/V%C3%A4rmlandgr%C3%A58.jpg?fit=1088%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/V%C3%A4rmlandgr%C3%A58.jpg?fit=1088%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/V%C3%A4rmlandgr%C3%A58.jpg?fit=1088%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/V%C3%A4rmlandgr%C3%A58.jpg?fit=1088%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/V%C3%A4rmlandgr%C3%A58.jpg?fit=1088%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3365,"url":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/twined-knitting\/","url_meta":{"origin":1211,"position":3},"title":"Twined knitting","author":"Josefin Waltin","date":"September 7, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"I have a new video for you today! It is a short demonstration of twined knitting. Don't worry, there is some spinning in the video too. Twined knitting requires a special kind of yarn that is hard to find and therefore perfect to handspin! https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xtbJzDE6YJ0 Spin-off article and pattern In\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Textile production"","block_context":{"text":"Textile production","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/category\/textile-production\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Two pieces of knitting on a pebble beach.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Twined-Visby-sleeves.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Twined-Visby-sleeves.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Twined-Visby-sleeves.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Twined-Visby-sleeves.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Twined-Visby-sleeves.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1146,"url":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wip-series-first-spindle-full\/","url_meta":{"origin":1211,"position":4},"title":"Wip series: First spindle full","author":"Josefin Waltin","date":"March 1, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Earlier, I wrote about my new spinning project. I am spinning a yarn counter-clockwise to be able to knit myself a pair of twined knitted mittens. One finished, three to go The current status is that\u00a0I have finished one spindle of s-spun singles, about 30 grams. According to the pattern\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Textile production"","block_context":{"text":"Textile production","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/category\/textile-production\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A spindle full of grey yarn","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/V%C3%A4rmlandgr%C3%A53.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/V%C3%A4rmlandgr%C3%A53.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/V%C3%A4rmlandgr%C3%A53.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/V%C3%A4rmlandgr%C3%A53.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1193,"url":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/waiting-for-spring\/","url_meta":{"origin":1211,"position":5},"title":"Waiting for spring","author":"Josefin Waltin","date":"March 18, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I long Spring is taking its sweet time in Sweden this year. We're almost at spring equinox and it was -8\u00b0C when I got up this morning. It does get warmer in the sun and the birds are singing very spring-like, but there is still snow and degrees below zero\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "For the love of"","block_context":{"text":"For the love of","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/category\/for-the-love-of\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Josefin Waltin knitting outdoors","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/V%C3%A4rmlandgr%C3%A510.jpg?fit=944%2C702&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/V%C3%A4rmlandgr%C3%A510.jpg?fit=944%2C702&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/V%C3%A4rmlandgr%C3%A510.jpg?fit=944%2C702&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/V%C3%A4rmlandgr%C3%A510.jpg?fit=944%2C702&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1211"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1237,"href":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1211\/revisions\/1237"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}