And here, 3 years later, these books are great references. Nothing can replace a book for communicating important ideas. I love YT because I can gain skills from those who know. I did a pair of mittens from the Norwegian Mittens book, the Communion wafer mittens for my priest, took 120 hours over the year. The Latvian Mittens books are super informative. I like to learn how to use my brain, more into the color of things and the manual doing.
I stumbled onto your video in a frustrated search for more complete Latvian mitten instructions. I’m glad I’m not the only who thinks the resources available are slightly lacking. I’m not particularly keen on knitting the mittens without a bit more guidance on gage and without a thumb chart. I don’t think I have the time or brainpower to figure it out myself. I appreciate your video and you helpful walkthrough of the different books.
Thank you! I wanted to create this channel for people who don’t have the time to research or who can’t easily access teachers who often travel or you must travel to them. I think of the book more as a pattern resource for the designs. It would definitely take a lot of planning but I think ( guessing here b/c I’ve never done this myself) after you’ve worked through trying it once it gets easier.
Thanks so much for posting this video, your books review and your thoughts helped me to navigate my way to my dream mittens : ) Now I know what I want! I must say it's very helpful for me to see a picture of finished mitten next to a chart, makes it easier for me to understand what the finished product will look like if I'm to change colors etc. Thanks again, stay safe, happy knitting!
Thank you! I too focused on yarn art during shutdowns in Oregon. A 50+ year crocheter, I decided to learn to knit because I have always wanted to eventually learn fair isle. I did a set of Selbu style mittens and also started learning double ended knitting and twined knitting. I now am looking to learn more advanced fair isle techniques like how to manage BOR rotations in maintaining the motif designs and hiding the jog without using a slipped stitch jogless technique.
I love that you used Norwegian patterns when learning how to knit colourwork mittens! I'm from Norway, and here we usually increase for the thumb, but it is my understanding that the Latvian mittens almost always just set aside one needle if stitches for the thumb. I have the book by Grasmane, and although it is maybe not for beginners I found the instructions in the back very informative. And the patterns are beautiful, I'm on my fourth pair in a year now, they are great for a smaller project that is easy to carry about.
Thankyou for such a wonderful book review 😍 I have just bought Mittens from Norway by Nina Granlund Saether to try and learn how to make these mittens. Do you have this book? I wish I’d seen your video earlier so I could have purchased the Norwegian Gloves book instead.
Yes, I have her book, I enjoy following her on Instagram. The other is out of print but you might be able to borrow it through inter library loan (worldcat.org) Also, if you search on Selbu mittens there is a Norwegian woman who does a full length tutorial on Selbu mittens. If you need help finding it please let me know. It’s all in English. I really hope you can find that book 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
Thank you for your excellent video and book review. Do you happen to know if any of these resources show the best way to use more than2 color at one time? I have a Latvian mitten pattern with 3 colors mostly with some rows with 4 colors. Thanks !
I've never learned how to knit with three colors per row, my general understanding is that you add in the third color when needed while trapping the unused colors, one at a time. If I find one I'll circle back to you!
I came across this video recently, I'll put the link here in case you haven't seen this yet (knitting with three colors): ua-cam.com/video/F8eew2bLe7c/v-deo.html
@@CherryBlossomHill Can't thank you enough for the extra information! The video that you linked is very helpful and much appreciated. Thanks for going the extra mile.
And here, 3 years later, these books are great references. Nothing can replace a book for communicating important ideas. I love YT because I can gain skills from those who know. I did a pair of mittens from the Norwegian Mittens book, the Communion wafer mittens for my priest, took 120 hours over the year. The Latvian Mittens books are super informative. I like to learn how to use my brain, more into the color of things and the manual doing.
This is one of the best videos on this information!!!!
I stumbled onto your video in a frustrated search for more complete Latvian mitten instructions. I’m glad I’m not the only who thinks the resources available are slightly lacking. I’m not particularly keen on knitting the mittens without a bit more guidance on gage and without a thumb chart. I don’t think I have the time or brainpower to figure it out myself. I appreciate your video and you helpful walkthrough of the different books.
Thank you! I wanted to create this channel for people who don’t have the time to research or who can’t easily access teachers who often travel or you must travel to them. I think of the book more as a pattern resource for the designs. It would definitely take a lot of planning but I think ( guessing here b/c I’ve never done this myself) after you’ve worked through trying it once it gets easier.
Thanks so much for posting this video, your books review and your thoughts helped me to navigate my way to my dream mittens : ) Now I know what I want! I must say it's very helpful for me to see a picture of finished mitten next to a chart, makes it easier for me to understand what the finished product will look like if I'm to change colors etc. Thanks again, stay safe, happy knitting!
Thank you so much, you too!
Thank you! I too focused on yarn art during shutdowns in Oregon. A 50+ year crocheter, I decided to learn to knit because I have always wanted to eventually learn fair isle. I did a set of Selbu style mittens and also started learning double ended knitting and twined knitting. I now am looking to learn more advanced fair isle techniques like how to manage BOR rotations in maintaining the motif designs and hiding the jog without using a slipped stitch jogless technique.
If you look at the Finding Balance tam pattern from Tina’s Allsorts she incorporates some of those techniques in her pattern ❤️
I love that you used Norwegian patterns when learning how to knit colourwork mittens! I'm from Norway, and here we usually increase for the thumb, but it is my understanding that the Latvian mittens almost always just set aside one needle if stitches for the thumb. I have the book by Grasmane, and although it is maybe not for beginners I found the instructions in the back very informative. And the patterns are beautiful, I'm on my fourth pair in a year now, they are great for a smaller project that is easy to carry about.
So happy to find your video. I'm taking my first journey into Norwegian mitten knitting so perfect timing. I've subscribed 😊
Thats so cool, let me know if you have any requests!
Thanks a lot for the comparison of the books. By the way, the Norwegian Mittens book is on order at Amazon and will be out in August 2021.
Wow, that is fantastic news!
Thankyou for such a wonderful book review 😍 I have just bought Mittens from Norway by Nina Granlund Saether to try and learn how to make these mittens. Do you have this book? I wish I’d seen your video earlier so I could have purchased the Norwegian Gloves book instead.
Yes, I have her book, I enjoy following her on Instagram. The other is out of print but you might be able to borrow it through inter library loan (worldcat.org) Also, if you search on Selbu mittens there is a Norwegian woman who does a full length tutorial on Selbu mittens. If you need help finding it please let me know. It’s all in English. I really hope you can find that book 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
Thank you for your excellent video and book review. Do you happen to know if any of these resources show the best way to use more than2 color at one time? I have a Latvian mitten pattern with 3 colors mostly with some rows with 4 colors. Thanks !
I've never learned how to knit with three colors per row, my general understanding is that you add in the third color when needed while trapping the unused colors, one at a time. If I find one I'll circle back to you!
@@CherryBlossomHill Thank you! That would be much appreciated!
I came across this video recently, I'll put the link here in case you haven't seen this yet (knitting with three colors):
ua-cam.com/video/F8eew2bLe7c/v-deo.html
@@CherryBlossomHill Can't thank you enough for the extra information! The video that you linked is very helpful and much appreciated. Thanks for going the extra mile.