I do understand why we only get to see the one but I needed a title...
The color is off but it's winter and y'all know.
The Goose Girl Hand Tulips were the German mitt pattern I knit last month. I had some translating help from the younger of the McGuire Boys. I still sort of wonder about the 'hand tulips' part but whatever.
Frankly, after a weekend of looking at a German knitting pattern, 'hand tulips' did sort of make sense. Yes, this was the point where I needed to stop with the German patterns. I'm a Latin based sort of girl. When the German starts making sense, it's time for a break.
I changed the pattern. I sort of had to. I hated the idea of cables on both sides. I also couldn't make the thumb gusset look good enough. The buttons are purely decorative. I skipped the bi-color business and did not do the crochet edging because I liked the cast on edge as it was. Plus I think you only really need it if you are doing the bi-color thing and that wasn't what I wanted for this pair of mitts.
Love the pattern. Love the designer. She seems really sweet and lovely. Plus she's got some wonderful looking sock patterns that I will be getting to at some point. This summer most likely. Although, I did do the sock version of these mitts already...
The socks are drying. If there's sunlight tomorrow, I'll try for photos. Or I may take the cowards way out and just send them to our Joan and she can do the honors.
Yeah, I'm really that mean.
I love that color (even if it's off)! The hand tulips are . . . stunning. :-)
Posted by: Kym | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 04:37 AM
Worth the effort, I'd say, but am wondering where the "tulips" come in. Maybe the duplicate stitch on the originals looked like tulips to the designer?
Posted by: Ruth | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 05:06 AM
The pattern looks challenging, but I do love how yours turned out. I am always impressed that you can see past the original design (which I found a tad fussy looking). Love them, but I think our Joan needs mittens and gloves right now. Of course, she's from hardy stock so I might be wrong;-P And, Guten Morgen.
Posted by: CindyCindy | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 05:10 AM
My fingers don't look that blue!
xoxo
Posted by: joan | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 05:38 AM
The mitts are lovely! I love your version:)
Posted by: Karen | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 05:51 AM
I see the tulips. I do. Nice job - of course. ;-)
Posted by: Patty | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 06:54 AM
I think Handstulpen are handcuffs...I like tulips better tho.
Needless to say, your version are lovely.
Posted by: silvia | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 07:34 AM
They look warm and your mods were perfect. Cables on both sides would be bulky. Good work, good color, happy to hear Joan's fingers aren't blue.
Posted by: margene | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 07:56 AM
If that's you being mean it seems like a good thing to me. Nice job.
I agree with the no cables on both sides thing - it would be awkward.
Posted by: Natalie | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 08:54 AM
I don't like textured palms on mitts, either; I would have done the same thing. I can't help but 'improve' patterns by substituting a preferred thumb gore or short row heel instead of following directions like a good girl. Guess its the rebel in me!
Posted by: Kelly | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 01:58 PM
Cute! Of course you changed the pattern.
Posted by: Kitten | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 02:28 PM
They look lovely and warm. Good work. But is that... SNOW!?! in the background? I thought you lived in sunny CA...
Posted by: kmkat | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 03:50 PM
Duh. I just realized that is a photo of Joan's hand.
::hangs head in self disgust::
Posted by: kmkat | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 03:51 PM
Actually, the pattern name has nothing to do with tulips. "Handstulpen" consists of 2 words "Hand" + "Stulpen" which mean hand + gaiters, whereas tulips would be "Tulpen" without the s at the beginning.
Posted by: weissnich | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 04:39 PM
There will be no sunlight tomorrow. It's rain, rain, rain. Well, the possibility of.
I'm guessing you're not the hand model? Oooh, and I see kmkat came to that same conclusion. We smaht, on your blog.
Posted by: Carrie#K | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 05:30 PM
The mitts look really good! Am anxious to see the socks. For some reason the pattern makes me smile. I think it's the colors and the button...
If this is Ten Minutes on Tuesday then I'm running behind yet again... /sigh
xoxo
Posted by: Marilyn | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at 09:32 PM
Ah... it appears that "Handstulpen" means hand warmers, not literally hand tulips. Makes more sense.
Appears to be part of some sort of series of patterns for a Grimm's Fairy Tales group.
And of course, what could be more fitting than "Goose Girl" mitts? They're very nice. And those sock patterns look great, too.
Posted by: Cheryl S. | Thursday, February 07, 2013 at 08:53 AM
Her website page info translates to:
"The Goose Girl-hand warmers" by wool dream
Knitting instructions for hand warmers
Posted by: Cheryl S. | Thursday, February 07, 2013 at 08:54 AM
They are so beautiful, and the changes you made are perfect.
The socks are pretty, too! At least I think I saw photos, but that might just be the crazy. xoxox
Posted by: Sarah | Monday, February 11, 2013 at 11:06 AM