A Knit A Week

Have you ever wondered what a "thrum" is?

Me either.

That is, until I had the chance to make some

thrummed mittens--then I was all ears.

A thrum is basically a piece of roving which 

is unspun wool.  In my case, the very pretty pile 

of fuzz you see below.

You have to separate the roving into

 little wisps, which

you then knit together with your working yarn.

Each thrum makes one stitch.  You leave the ends

of the thrum hanging inside the mitten for an

extra layer of warmth.

This is the inside view of the mitten.  All that fluffy goodness

just waiting to warm up your hands!

I wish you could see these babies in person, in order

to truly appreciate just how squishy they really are.

This particular thrummed mitten kit came from

the amazing Jill Draper.  She dyed both the yarn

and the roving I used, as well as provided the pattern.

Thrumming is rather addicting.  I have enough roving

left over that I will most likely be making more of 

these chubby mittens!!