The Last of the Solids

Apparently I was wrong about how easy it would be to upset the traditional knitters of Hälsingland. 

The pink and white mitten Tyra failed to create a stir. 

As a matter of fact I think it went completely unnoticed.

I´ve received no hate-mail whatsoever in the week gone by...

Wow, it´s hard to be a rebel these days!

Although Tyra is more or less finished (that means that I still need to knit the thumbs) I´ve been too busy to take any new photos.

Yesterday I spent the entire day tidying up the children´s room. 

Even though it´s a waste of time it still has to be done from time to time.

So I went in there armed with a shovel and came out exhausted.

Instead I´m going to show you a picture of Märta Majblomma where you can see both sides!

Can you bear the excitement?

I´ve got sunshine on a cloudy day. When it´s cold outside I´ve got the mitten May...

The backside is pretty, though. Isn´t it? 

I almost prefer it to the front.

I think I could keep on knitting pink mittens for the rest of my life. If only...

If only Cherry Tree Hill hadn´t decided to discontinue their line of solid sock yarn!

I bought a skein of the new semi-solid pink from my usual great supplier, 

Gill at "The Woolly Workshop" in England. 

At the same time I bought some of the last solids that Gill had. Here they are – my precious!

The new semi-solid pink to the left and the old solid "Blossom" to the right. Plus Amethyst and Teal.

I first intended knitting Tyra in the new semi-solid "Blossom" and white – but the pattern didn´t show up so I had to rip it and start over in the old solid pink. And I was so upset that I forgot to take a photo.

Even if the new semi-solid yarn is pretty it really doesn´t work when you want to make stranded patterns. So now I´m at a loss to what to do when I´ve used up my stash of solids.

Ok, so it might last me for another year or so... 

But after that I´m desperate to find a good replacement. 

Any suggestions are welcome!

And I have to say that this is really cramping my style.

Comments

[deni]

Very very pretty - so feminine.

[Pinneguri]

Hva er det som ikke fungerer med de nye semisolide fargene? Jeg kan ikke skjønne annet enn at det har med kontrasten mellom de to fargene å gjøre?
Nyyyyydelige votter, forresten. Som alltid. Og vakkert garn. Og vakre bilder. Og godt fortalt.
Et perfekt blogginnlegg - bortsett fra at jeg ikke forstår hvorfor de ikke fungerer?

[Lydia]

I love both sides of the mittens. It is so refreshing to see a traditional pattern in such happy colors. Wearing those mittens would be a reminder of spring in the middle of winter.
I really love your use of one variegated yarn with a plain yarn in many of your projects.
Here's hoping someone is making some plain pink yarn before you run out!

[Grete]

Lekre votter! jeg synes godt at det går an å bruke ulikt fargede garn i et mønster, det harjeg sett mange eksempler på. Men det kan jo være en smaksak.
Hilsen Grete

[ylva]

Du ligger inte på latsidan utan producerar vackra vantar i parti och minut! Dessutom sockar med underbar pose!!!Hoppas att allt är bra och att det blir en avslappnad sommar trots att vädret inte hjälper till särskilt bra ...ännu...:-)

[Robin Sutton]

Oh my gosh at the beautiful mittens! I want a pair.. so I guess I better get busy knitting! :)

[Katarina]

Jätte, jättefina!