Comments on: HOWTO knit smittens -- mittens you can hold hands in http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 11:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: gothicgeek http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-398085 gothicgeek Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-398085 shudder shudder

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-398086 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-398086 Maybe they should be called g-loves, to make them edgier. Maybe they should be called g-loves, to make them edgier.

]]> By: ZenGwen http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-397845 ZenGwen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-397845 Patterns for these things have been around for at least as long as I've been knitting, free from places like the Lion Brand Yarn website. And no one knits them, because they're saccharine and ridiculous. Just *try* to get your boyfriend to use one of those things. Patterns for these things have been around for at least as long as I’ve been knitting, free from places like the Lion Brand Yarn website.

And no one knits them, because they’re saccharine and ridiculous. Just *try* to get your boyfriend to use one of those things.

]]> By: efnord http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-398106 efnord Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-398106 @patrick dodds <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=site:warrenellis.com+conan" rel="nofollow">Warren Ellis</a> collects what's pretty much the diametrical opposite of unicorn chasers.... @patrick dodds

Warren Ellis collects what’s pretty much the diametrical opposite of unicorn chasers….

]]> By: dalestinian http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-397860 dalestinian Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-397860 blech. blech blech blech blech.

blech blech blech

]]> By: Xopher http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-397873 Xopher Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-397873 I think holding hands while wearing (conventional) mittens is at least as enjoyable, and much more convenient. The name is cutesy-poo too. My sentiments are similar to Dalestinian's, though in my case the noise that came out was the name of a Klingon dish. I think holding hands while wearing (conventional) mittens is at least as enjoyable, and much more convenient.

The name is cutesy-poo too. My sentiments are similar to Dalestinian’s, though in my case the noise that came out was the name of a Klingon dish.

]]> By: NotMarc http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-397880 NotMarc Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-397880 If you can't knit, Knütes has been making these for ages. They call them Doublegloves, and they're great for skiing because you can zip them together as doublegloves, but they also work as normal mittens with a zipper for ventilation or if you need your fingers to fumble in your pocket for the change: http://www.knuetes.com/doubleglove.html If you can’t knit, Knütes has been making these for ages. They call them Doublegloves, and they’re great for skiing because you can zip them together as doublegloves, but they also work as normal mittens with a zipper for ventilation or if you need your fingers to fumble in your pocket for the change:

http://www.knuetes.com/doubleglove.html

]]> By: scaught http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-397885 scaught Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-397885 Um. I want to share a story about a girl I used to date. We used to hold hands and pull one of our sleeves over both our hands to create a similar warmth from the elements sleeve tube. The memories are too much. I'm getting all misty. Please. Carry on without me. Um. I want to share a story about a girl I used to date. We used to hold hands and pull one of our sleeves over both our hands to create a similar warmth from the elements sleeve tube.

The memories are too much. I’m getting all misty. Please. Carry on without me.

]]> By: hohum http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-397899 hohum Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-397899 @1, "Just *try* to get your boyfriend to use one of those things." I would! I think the shared body heat would make it much warmer than the average knit glove, which only seems to help for about ten minutes, tops. Getting my girlfriend to agree would be a different matter... On a related note, how about a knit sweater for the lady with built-in glove pieces around the belly? Or, better yet, up one floor... Somebody knit me this now! On a more serious note, I know several people here knit, crochet, etc... As an occasionally-bored homemaker, where's a good starting point? @1, “Just *try* to get your boyfriend to use one of those things.” I would! I think the shared body heat would make it much warmer than the average knit glove, which only seems to help for about ten minutes, tops. Getting my girlfriend to agree would be a different matter…

On a related note, how about a knit sweater for the lady with built-in glove pieces around the belly? Or, better yet, up one floor… Somebody knit me this now!

On a more serious note, I know several people here knit, crochet, etc… As an occasionally-bored homemaker, where’s a good starting point?

]]> By: Patrick Dodds http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-397908 Patrick Dodds Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-397908 Is there some form of anti-unicorn chaser available please? Is there some form of anti-unicorn chaser available please?

]]> By: ztoop http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-398165 ztoop Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-398165 My wife and I use our 'lover's mitten' regularly. Its cozy, cute, and then our mittens match too! The biggest problem is when we have to separate because of an obstruction on the sidewalk, such as a passing person. It is much harder to get your hand out of it, than to just stop holding hands. My wife and I use our ‘lover’s mitten’ regularly. Its cozy, cute, and then our mittens match too!

The biggest problem is when we have to separate because of an obstruction on the sidewalk, such as a passing person. It is much harder to get your hand out of it, than to just stop holding hands.

]]> By: Karen M http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-397910 Karen M Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-397910 Yeahhhh...I saw something much like that in my First Knitting Book that I Ever Purchased. I think they were called "glittens" or something like that. I showed them to my husband, who said he would rather die of frostbite than wear them in public. I would guess he's not the only person in the world to feel that way. Yeahhhh…I saw something much like that in my First Knitting Book that I Ever Purchased. I think they were called “glittens” or something like that. I showed them to my husband, who said he would rather die of frostbite than wear them in public. I would guess he’s not the only person in the world to feel that way.

]]> By: jringenberg http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-398175 jringenberg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-398175 I would be more convinced if the people in the picture weren't wearing t-shirts. Also, Restoration Hardware sells them (!) here: http://www.restorationhardware.com/rh/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod1208091 I would be more convinced if the people in the picture weren’t wearing t-shirts. Also, Restoration Hardware sells them (!) here:
http://www.restorationhardware.com/rh/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod1208091

]]> By: Neon Tooth http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-397920 Neon Tooth Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-397920 Yahh, Need a "whimsy" chaser stat! Yahh,
Need a “whimsy” chaser stat!

]]> By: gretagretchen http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-398178 gretagretchen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-398178 you can use it all by yourself as a nice muff you can use it all by yourself as a nice muff

]]> By: grimc http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-397935 grimc Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-397935 @patrick dodds <i>Is there some form of anti-unicorn chaser available please? </i> May I suggest this fine <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2px6ZI5vMUA" rel="nofollow">Greg Kihn</a> video, specifically at 1:29? @patrick dodds

Is there some form of anti-unicorn chaser available please?

May I suggest this fine Greg Kihn video, specifically at 1:29?

]]> By: StRevAlex http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-398711 StRevAlex Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-398711 It's Good To Be In Love. It’s Good To Be In Love.

]]> By: peggah http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-397965 peggah Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-397965 In Norway, they sell these kind of items as love gloves. The ones that I saw at the stores were very ornate, and very expensive. In Norway, they sell these kind of items as love gloves. The ones that I saw at the stores were very ornate, and very expensive.

]]> By: forgeweld http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-398223 forgeweld Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-398223 Pure chindogu. Pure chindogu.

]]> By: alaniax http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-399314 alaniax Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-399314 Aww so many bitter ones... I think it's a cute idea. And my bf is the one who sent it to me, so he must agree. ;) Aww so many bitter ones…
I think it’s a cute idea. And my bf is the one who sent it to me, so he must agree. ;)

]]> By: Cunning http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-398035 Cunning Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-398035 If your boyfriend loved you, he'd wear the smitten. And when you have children, they can ride on your feet when you dance (http://www.babygadget.net/2007/10/parentchild_dance_shoes.php). If your boyfriend loved you, he’d wear the smitten. And when you have children, they can ride on your feet when you dance (http://www.babygadget.net/2007/10/parentchild_dance_shoes.php).

]]> By: Chocolatey Shatner http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-398291 Chocolatey Shatner Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-398291 Hmmph: I would have thought they had their <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFFv6mQ6rrE" rel="nofollow">love to keep them warm</a>. Hmmph: I would have thought they had their love to keep them warm.

]]> By: ZenGwen http://boingboing.net/2009/02/03/howto-knit-smittens.html#comment-398574 ZenGwen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-398574 @ Hohum - now you're tempting me with odd knitting projects. This isn't good. If you're looking to get into knitting, stitch n bitch is classic. It's got some fun patterns and is pretty easy to learn from. @ Hohum – now you’re tempting me with odd knitting projects. This isn’t good.

If you’re looking to get into knitting, stitch n bitch is classic. It’s got some fun patterns and is pretty easy to learn from.

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