SALTWATER MITTENS BOOK
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SALTWATER MITTENS – $36.98; 3 available
“From the Island of Newfoundland, More Than 20 Heritage Designs to Knit”
by Christine LeGrow & Shirley A. Scott
Woolen mittens have long been a Newfoundlander’s best friend. In a quirky climate of freeze, thaw, blow, and drizzle, good mittens made all tasks easier—to split birch, hammer a nail, gut a fish, draw water, hang clothes, or snare a rabbit. Social life, too, always required the finest mittens and gloves.
These mittens are as practical as they are beautiful – fairisle knit with two colours means twice the warmth and wind resistance. The patterns are rated by difficulty and varied in style, including wristers (aka fingerless mitts), gloves, thumbless mitts for babies, and of course, classic mittens for all.
The dozens of colour photographs will inspire you to make your own bold colour choices. Plus, the nuggets of history, and tales of mittens and their knitters, make this a book everyone can enjoy.
The two authors have been collecting, knitting, and studying Newfoundland mittens for the past 40 years, and have expertly and painstakingly recreated these heritage patterns with detailed instructions.
“From the Island of Newfoundland, More Than 20 Heritage Designs to Knit”
by Christine LeGrow & Shirley A. Scott
Woolen mittens have long been a Newfoundlander’s best friend. In a quirky climate of freeze, thaw, blow, and drizzle, good mittens made all tasks easier—to split birch, hammer a nail, gut a fish, draw water, hang clothes, or snare a rabbit. Social life, too, always required the finest mittens and gloves.
These mittens are as practical as they are beautiful – fairisle knit with two colours means twice the warmth and wind resistance. The patterns are rated by difficulty and varied in style, including wristers (aka fingerless mitts), gloves, thumbless mitts for babies, and of course, classic mittens for all.
The dozens of colour photographs will inspire you to make your own bold colour choices. Plus, the nuggets of history, and tales of mittens and their knitters, make this a book everyone can enjoy.
The two authors have been collecting, knitting, and studying Newfoundland mittens for the past 40 years, and have expertly and painstakingly recreated these heritage patterns with detailed instructions.
All designs were created using Briggs & Little wool yarns - Heritage, Regal and Durasport.
Paperback; 192 pages
Product code: YB5331
About the Authors
Christine LeGrow & Shirley A. Scott
Christine LeGrow was born and raised in St. John’s, Newfoundland. After a long career in retail she began Spindrift Handknits, a thriving cottage industry that creates local designs that are knit by Newfoundlanders.
Shirley Anne Scott, also known as “Shirl the Purl”, is a Come From Away who made her home in St. John’s in 2006. A librarian by profession, in 1989 she wrote Canada Knits, a history of Canadian knitting that opened many doors.
Both are lifelong knitters with a keen interest in the fascinating traditions of the wonderful place they live in. In the midst of busy lives they have co-written four popular books, Saltwater Mittens, Saltwater Classics, Saltwater Gifts and Saltwater Socks.
Christine and Shirley love to celebrate the art of living in Newfoundland through its knitting.
Saltwater Mittens won the Best Atlantic Published Book Award in 2019 and the Saltwater Knitting Series won the 2021 Atlantic Canada Craft Award for Excellence in Product Design.
Paperback; 192 pages
Product code: YB5331
About the Authors
Christine LeGrow & Shirley A. Scott
Christine LeGrow was born and raised in St. John’s, Newfoundland. After a long career in retail she began Spindrift Handknits, a thriving cottage industry that creates local designs that are knit by Newfoundlanders.
Shirley Anne Scott, also known as “Shirl the Purl”, is a Come From Away who made her home in St. John’s in 2006. A librarian by profession, in 1989 she wrote Canada Knits, a history of Canadian knitting that opened many doors.
Both are lifelong knitters with a keen interest in the fascinating traditions of the wonderful place they live in. In the midst of busy lives they have co-written four popular books, Saltwater Mittens, Saltwater Classics, Saltwater Gifts and Saltwater Socks.
Christine and Shirley love to celebrate the art of living in Newfoundland through its knitting.
Saltwater Mittens won the Best Atlantic Published Book Award in 2019 and the Saltwater Knitting Series won the 2021 Atlantic Canada Craft Award for Excellence in Product Design.
Details
| $36.98 | |
| Date Added | 2023-07-14 |
| Product Id | 10547366 |
