As I get used to the daily life of my new position as majordomo, I still can’t help but be starstruck. I’m working for Anne Hanson! My knitting idol! Pinch me.
In my free time I’ve been rummaging through all the knitspot patterns. Yes, as a perk of my job I now own the ENTIRE collection. Pinch me.
As a person interested in roots and beginnings, I can’t help but look at the first published pattens that were blogged about. I kept mentioning to Anne that I loved this pattern or that pattern. I kept wondering if knitters new to knitspot even noticed these fab vintage patterns. So she gave me access to the blog and said, “why don’t you write about it?” Pinch me (okay, I promise that’s the last time I’ll ask you).
Being pregnant I find myself boiling hot or freezing cold. Often my hands are popsicles as I work from home. But, I need my fingers free to type away. Yep, you know what will cure this – fingerless mitts. To the archives I went!
In Jan 2007, Anne published Cloverleaf Lace Mitts
These lacy mitts are knit at a fine gauge and feature a snug, sculpted fit. They are pretty, yet warm and practical for outdoor or indoor use. The lace pattern has a cabled look, but has no cables and is super-easy to work! If desired, the mitt may be worked with the lace panel extending through the cuff.
I love the simple stitch pattern, but they have such a sophisticated look. These would be perfect work mitts! I couldn’t help but fall in love with the name, with St. Patrick’s Day around the corner.
They are knit in a soft fingering weight yarn, which I happen to own a ton. Off to the stash!
I found a lot of fantastic variegated greens, but I really wanted a tonal green to show off the stitch pattern.
I came up with a skein of electric green Tosh Sock.
Doesn’t this Malachite colorway scream St. Patrick’s Day?!
With this being a nice small project, I’m convinced I can wear them on March 17. I’m hoping the luck of the Irish can rub off on my knitting.
Speaking of luck, how about a contest? Reply with an Irish blessing, bit of wisdom, or even a toast in the comments and one lucky winner will get the pattern for free! Post by 12 pm EST on March 15 to be eligible.
If you need some lucky mitts too, and can’t wait to see if you won, the pattern can be purchased in the knitspot pattern shop. Or you can purchase it through the knitspot ravelry shop.
You can read Anne’s original 2007 post here.
129 thoughts on “Vintage Knitspot – Cloverleaf Lace Mitts”
May good luck be your friend
In whatever you do
And may trouble be always
A stranger to you.
Thanks for the inspiration!!! And congratulations on the wee one!
Anytime someone mentions Irish blessings, I think of the one that starts with “May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back,
may the sun shine warm upon your face…”
“Be kind to those that meet you as you rise, you may pass them again as you fall.”
May the enemies of Ireland never eat bread nor drink whiskey,
but be afflicted with itching without the benefit of scratching
May you never forget what is worth remembering,
Or remember what is best forgotten.
Off topic, I know but this post reminded me of something I’ve wanted to ask for awhile: could the pattern pages have links to the original introductory blog posts? Please? There’s more pictures, and bI enjoy the witty words…
And tho keep from being a poor sport: May all the Knitspot babies and gardens grow healthy!
I haven’t looked at the other comments yet but I bet they are all fun ….
here’s something I found:
for a “wedding toast”
“…That your wife may knit for infants and may her needles always click after dark
(It was thought best to knit after dark because the sheep were asleep and wouldn’t be offended!)”
and of course I’d love to win the pattern 🙂
This is my favorite–
May God grant you always…
A sunbeam to warm you,
A moonbeam to charm you,
A sheltering angel, so nothing can harm you.
Love the pattern and what a perfect yarn and color for it.
“May the Lord keep you in His hand and never close His fist too tight.”
Go n-eírí an bóthar leat.
(May the road rise with you.)
I also think of the Irish blessing that starts with “May the road rise to meet you…” It hung on a tapestry in the dining room of my grandmother’s house (we’re the O’Hagan family). But since so many will be giving this Irish blessing, I thought I’d give something else in honor of her. Although she married into the name, she was certainly a blessing.
May your home be a place of safety for your children and grandchildren. May they spend hours sharing stories with each other every time they gather. May you be known as a person of great love and great laughter. May you live to know and love your great-grandchildren. May all of your children be at your bedside when you die.
Family never shrinks. Family grows.
those are beautiful mitts!! love the idea of revisiting ‘vintage’ patterns!
so, here is a lovely Irish saying that i think is perfect for spring:
“God grant you to be happy as the flowers in May.”
pretty mitts! I’ve always liked:
May your blessings outnumber
the shamrocks that grow
and may trouble avoid you
wherever you go
and:
May the roof above you never fall in,
and those gathered beneath it never fall out
May the road rise to meet you. May the wind blow at your back.
May the sun shine warmly on your face. And may God hold you in the palm of his hand.
The other: May our enemies be lame, so that we will know them by their limp.
Not an Irish one, but a wedding blessing: May all your troubles be little ones.
I’d like to toast majordomo on her new position. Best wishes for a fun and exciting career path. Pinch pinch pinch.
Here’s a Maxine Irish blessing….
Pinch me on St Patty’s day and the road is gonna rise up to meet your face!
I thought it apropos with you wanting to be pinched! hehe
May the rain always fall soft upon your fields and the sun pour down like honey where you stand.
“Everyone is wise until he speaks”. The mitts are lovely and I like the idea of posting some of the older designs, since I am a relatively recent reader/fan of Anne and her designs!
my favorite toast:
A toast, to bread, without which there would be no toast.
A wedding toast: May you both live as long as you want, And never want as long as you live.
Here’s an Irish blessing for your little-one-to-be:
A small wave for your form,
A small wave for your voice,
A small wave for your speech,
A small wave for your means,
A small wave for your generosity,
A small wave for your wealth,
A small wave for your life,
A small wave for your health,
Nine waves of grace upon you
Waves are the giver of all
One of my favorite Irish sayings is: A light heart lives longest. However, my boss is a Dublin native, and he has taught me all sorts of Gaelic juicies! lol
Love the pattern, also.
Betsy in very saturated and still raining Seattle ‘burbs
This Guinness St. Patrick’s Day video isn’t exactly a “blessing” but it’s worth a good laugh:
http://youtu.be/y07at1bU89Q
I’ve been sharing it with all my dog-owning friends.
sláinte mhaith is a toast meaning “good health”
Congrats on your new majordomo position and happy knitting as you explore those archives.
Here is a lovely one I found:
May the blessing of light be on you—
light without and light within.
May the blessed sunlight shine on you
and warm your heart
till it glows like a great peat fire.
– quoted from http://www.islandireland.com
Kudos on the majordomo position. Great post and walking down memory lane with Anne and her knitspot post.
Not familiar with irish blessings but though it wouldn’t hurt to add some positive meditative vibe to the comments thread with the following:
“I am like a swaying branch in the wind, moving to the music of Life. I let go all resistance and flow with effortlessness.”
May the wind always be at your back,
And may the road rise up to meet you.
And congrats on the new position!
Yikes…I don’t know any Irish blessings! The mitts will look really great in that beautiful green yarn. Enjoy your new position!
All I can remember is…May the road rise up to meet you. I think the mitts will be beautiful in that green yarn! Dang now I want to make some! 🙂
I think your mitts are going to be lovely, Erica.
Here’s my favorite Irish blessing.
May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life’s passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours!
I raise a pint of Guinness – or Murphys – in toast to the pattern, to St Patrick’s Day, and to your new position.
Congratulations on landing your dream job!! Hope your mitts will be done in time for St Patrick’s Day. That green is lovely!
A piece of wisdom I picked up years ago: “Listen deeply, watch closely, speak last.”
May you always have walls for the winds,
a roof for the rain, tea beside the fire,
laughter to cheer you, those you love near you,
and all your heart might desire.
Imagination is the beginning of creation.
You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last,
you create what you will.
George Bernard Shaw
I am imagining that I will create these lovely gloves. Thanks…..
May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night and the road downhill all the way to your door!
I am thrilled that you joined Knitspot. I know you will do a fantastic job, as you always have done. I wish you much luck with both the pregnancy and your new position, Your friend from Stitches East, Robin (Histoknitter)
I’d raise a pint of Beamish and offer this wish to all knitters:
May you always have work for your hands to do.
May your pockets hold always a coin or two.
May the sun shine bright on your windowpane.
May the rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you.
And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
A wish for the newly married, by the groom’s Irish uncle: “May more than a fence run ’round your garden”…!! The Irish have a way with words that is unmatched anywhere!! I would love to win the pattern and thank you for entering me!
Congrats on your new position! I’d toast you with a glass of Carolan’s Irish Cream. My maiden name is Carolan but unfortunately no relation to the iirsh cream folks….
Erin Go Braugh!
Grace
ahhh, let me grab that Guinness…
Slainte!!
🙂
Wherever you go and Whatever you do May the Luck of the Irish be always with you!
Thanks for the opportunity to win a great pattern 🙂
Congrats on the blessing that will forever change your life for the better!!
May you have the hindsight to know where you’ve been
the foresight to know where you’re going
and the insight to know when you’re going too far.
A Wish for a Friend:
Wishing you a rainbow
For sunlight after showers –
Miles and miles of Irish smiles
For golden happy hours –
Shamrocks at your doorway
For luck and laughter too,
And a host of friends that never ends
Each day your whole life through!
I must live under a rock because I’m not familiar with the tradition of Irish blessings but I’m having a great time reading them all! The mutts are lovely and I love the color you’ve chosen
I don’t know any Irish blessings, but I loved reading the ones everyone posted. So I’ll just say Salud!, L’Chaim (to life), Skol, and wish everyone a Happy Saint Patrick’s Day. The pattern is lovely.
I love when knitspot has visiting bloggers. herehere! I say.
Don’t know any Irish blessings that haven’t already been blessed, but will happily raise a glass of Harp to Anne, David, & the whole knitspot crew – readers and helpers!
I can’t think of any blessings at the end of this long day, but I will tell you of the night my friend and I nearly fell off our top bunks in Connemarra laughing hysterically at the drunk Swede singing ‘it’s a long way to Tipperary’ as he crashed out. I loved Ireland and am hoping to enjoy some Irish company down here in NZ with a newly transplanted and nice knitting lass!
“Be kind. Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
― Marjorie Pay Hinckley
Wishing you….
sunshine round your shoulders,
shamrocks at your feet,
a rainbow in your pocket,
and friendship ever sweet…..
(sorry, not the most original but I am a German peasant girl)
The yarn looks lovely and I would enjoy the pattern.
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