Tvåändsstickning - Two-end knitting

This weekend was the last on HV school for this time. Two days dedicated to two-end knitting. This is something I have never tried before so I was looking forward to it.

• It was fun!
• It feels backward
• It takes time for progress
• My hand hurts (and the sholders as well...)
• The yarn was very nice
• I like the result
• .....and I invested in yarn to try some more

The mitten(-like swatch) in progress is for a child (and there will only be one of this)

HV homework completed

I'm done with my pair of HV mittens! I even washed them, so now they are ready to use (hopefully not needed until the fall). The homework was to design and make your own pattern. It was difficult because I wanted to design the "best pattern" ever. What style? What color combination? what....?

At first I wanted something white with red embroderies but it turned out too tricky to turn the delicate pattern into knitting.

Then I looked at my knitting bag and decided to get a matching pair of mittens.

First a swatch and the first mitten:



Then number two is knitted:

Ready to be used :-)

HV homework 3 (part 1)

I'm in a knitting class, the "Knitting Basics" at HV school this fall and I've so far been to three great weekends. Just to sit and knit for 2 full days and get to know more skilled knitters. I'll tell more about what the weekends have been filled with later.
For the next occation we should prepare some sock and mitten "stubs" to use next time. I'm now done with the required number so the mechanical part of the homework is now completed. Now it's time to start to think about the more creative part and that is to design an own patterns for a pair of mittens. The yarn is Spelsau from Norway, the needles are 2,5 mm dpn.