Thrumming

Maybe the warmest and coziest mittens ever!

This free knitting pattern for thrummed mittens fits women.

<p>Thrumming is a simple technique that creates incredibly warm fabric by knitting with lengths of unspun fleece along with your main yarn. The technique originated in Newfoundland, so as you might expect it’s a great way to create fleece-stuffed mittens, slippers or hats which provide the wearer with fluffy, insulating warmth during the coldest months. </p>

Thrummed mittens have been around for a couple of hundred years in Northern Newfoundland and Labrador. The term thrums refers to yarn waste from weaving looms. According to Robin Hansen’s Fav…

Thrummed mittens have been around for a couple of hundred years in Northern Newfoundland and Labrador. The term thrums refers to yarn waste from weaving looms. According to Robin Hansen’s Fav…

I woke up the other morning and was shocked to discover that I was in fact chilly. It was such a strange sensation. The windows had been open all night long, with the fan blowing on us in the usual Summer in Philadelphia way but when I awoke Clyde was nestled under my chin with is shockingly cold feet buried in the blankets. It was awfully cute and reminded me that Fall is right around the corner. When I got to work I put together our Fall Class schedule which you can find in your inbox if…

Do you knit patterns more than once? I usually prefer to knit something new, but sometimes a pattern begs to be knit more than once, often because I finish it for the first time and think someone e…

I was going to put this up last Thursday but somehow it’s already Monday. Not quite sure how that happened! The nice part is it’s now perfectly timed so that you can cast on a fun thrummed project — I just released Cadeautje, the third pattern in the Knitworthy collection. Use a non-superwash wool that feels nice and

How to Thrum a Mitten: Knitted Instructions Patterns: Knitted Thrummed Mittens by Jennifer Applebyavailable in our pattern store Crocheted Thrummed Mittens by Marlaina Birdfrom Interweave Crochet,…