Remember these? These are the now-named Meriel Mitts, and they’re squishy and soft and lovely for fall and I’m very excited about them. I’ve even written (most of) the pattern. It could still use some formatting and a tech edit and maybe a photo of the pair together, but, you know, they’re something that I could potentially release sometime next month with a little work and a few speedy testknitters.
The problem with that, though, is that I’ve hit a wee snag in the finishing process. You see, I knit these out of my own handspun yarn. It’s easy enough to give the details on that yarn — 100% BFL, 2-ply, 14-15 wpi — but if I only give those details, I’m pretty much leaving out a huge population of knitters who don’t spin, or who only spin somewhat chunky yarns or … In any case, I don’t want to leave out any knitters, so I’m looking for a good commercial substitute, preferably one that I can knit a pair of these with as a second testknit.
I’m officially seeking suggestions. I’m looking for something that’s either a heavy fingering or light sportweight — it needs to play nice with US #2/2.75 mm needles — preferably hand-dyed by an indie dyer with decent stitch definition. (These are kind of tweedy because my spinning isn’t as even as I’d like it to be, but I’m happy to entertain non-tweedy possibilities). Please tell me your favorites!
