resurrection fern

the mittens with a message

time for another mitten monday 

 remember the unfinished mittens on the far left

they have a  message to share today

as promised

knit using the selbu mitten pattern in the book Folk Mittens

and the lovely briggs and little wool from new brunswick

the reverse side reveals a secret

alas the left mitten doesn't have a thumb hole

the story goes that these were knit over 10 years ago

at the hospital bedside of a family member that was in 

a terrible accident with life threatening injuries

i didn't leave the hospital for almost a week

a great many of my worries and concerns were

knit into those mittens

the loved one had a complete recovery

the mittens were never finished 

and it wasn't until they resurfaced when I was looking for my mittens

to photograph that i realized 

just how special they were

i am going to frame them 

as a reminder

of how precious 

life 

is

xo

 

mitten monday

a few more mittens from my collection 

these are referred to as trigger finger mitts and used to be really popular in the Newfoundland. I also heard them referred to as glittens ( what you get as offspring when a mitten and a glove get together:) 

the blue and white ones on the far left are unfinished and have a tale to unravel

that i will share in a future post

i promise

a few lovely mitten links

here

here 

and 

here