Lost but not forgotten
I lost one of my all-time favorite mittens. I am in serious mourning.
They were handmade, though not by me, purchased at the NH Wet Wool Festival of 2006, remember that one?! The freaking rain? The puddles? The lack of warm weather gear? Well all of this prompted me to seek out mittens to purchase. Not the yarn to knit them - just the mittens. There was no time to knit.
The mittens I found were expensive. More than I would have spent on mittens for myself under normal circumstances. They were not over-priced, just expensive. I bought them out of sheer necessity and was surprised to find how much I loved them. I have no memory of the vendor. I do remember that Norma purchased some too. Do you remember the vendor Norma? (ETA: I found Norma’s old post about the mittens she bought - she even has a picture!)
They are the warmest mittens I have ever owned. They are cute and unique and made me feel good when worn. The miraculously matched my hand knit scarf and jacket. Neither of which was considered when the purchase was made.
Now one is gone.
I keep wearing the lone mitten. One hand freezes. It sucks. I love it too much to leave it behind.
One good thing has come of this lose. It made me remember to clue you guys into this project I heard about a bit ago…
A lost and found repository for found mittens and gloves. Genius.
Sigh.
Mine isn’t there.
i bought joe a pair of mittens at the NH WetWool festival too. but not as pretty as yours. more utilitarian and less girlie .. you know…because he’s a man. but they were definitely needed.
10 Mar 2008 at 3:55 pm
Oh, yes, I remember that wet festival well. I’m so sorry about your mitten!
10 Mar 2008 at 4:07 pm
You could always order another pair - http://www.greatgreengoods.com/2007/12/11/mittens-from-recycled-sweaters/
10 Mar 2008 at 4:09 pm
Poor lost mitten! Your mittens look like they where made using a pattern from the Warm Fuzzies book ( http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?r=1&ean=9781600610073)
I hope it turns up!
10 Mar 2008 at 11:03 pm
Ohhhh, how I remember we endured hypothermia together! I still have my mittens, and love them, but you’re right — they’re curiously not so very warm. It is such a sad thing to lose one’s mittens, though. Bad kittens. I lost my lovely Margene handspun liner ones, and I’m still in mourning over it.
11 Mar 2008 at 10:54 pm
I’m in Rochester right now! I’ll go outside and look.
12 Mar 2008 at 4:32 pm
I truly hate when that happens. I know we aren’t supposed to get attached to STUFF, but there are favorites that aren’t just STUFF.
15 Mar 2008 at 8:28 pm