8/7/13

Mittens & Muir


 "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.”
John Muir



This week I have been spinning up a storm...so I decided to make some simple mittens.
I just winged the pattern and they fit pretty good.
I am in the middle of Muir- I love Muir for everything he has done for our national parks, he was a great naturalist. Did you know he was from Scotland and that he founded The Sierra Club?
The book is
The Wild Muir
Twenty-two of John Muir's greatest adventures
 
What wild adventure are you up too?
 
Joining Ginny
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15 comments :

  1. kjramstackAugust 7, 2013 at 8:48 AM

    Nice to see that you're continuing to use your spun yarn. Muir is such a fascinating man. He grew up in my state of Wisconsin. I did a lengthy paper on him when I was in tech school. If I remember right, he also "invented" the 8-hour work day.

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  2. WrenAugust 7, 2013 at 8:48 AM

    How I love thee..let me count the ways...

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  3. WrenAugust 7, 2013 at 8:50 AM

    ..wait... do I spy N-ply???? woo-hoo!!! LOVE...

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  4. UnknownAugust 7, 2013 at 8:50 AM

    What yarn are you using? I like the colorway.

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  5. AndeeAugust 7, 2013 at 9:04 AM

    Those mittens are so much fun!

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  6. karenAugust 7, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    I did not know that! Love your spinning colors and the mitts are perfect for the upcoming cold weather (eventually).

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  7. AnonymousAugust 7, 2013 at 10:59 AM

    Lovely colors! Your mitts look perfect.

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  8. the habit of beingAugust 7, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    love the colors of you mitts! and the cover of that book is beautiful - i can only imagine how wonderful the essays are.

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  9. Kim August 7, 2013 at 12:44 PM

    Love those mitts, gorgeous colour. I bet your book is wonderful.

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  10. DonnaAugust 7, 2013 at 3:38 PM

    I love the yarn you're using for your mittens. That book sounds very interesting; one for the list, I think :)

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  11. Tracey ~ CloverAugust 7, 2013 at 8:00 PM

    Beautiful yarn, beautiful book, beautiful You!

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  12. RosemaryAugust 8, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    I love the mittens!! Such beautiful jewel colors.

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  13. Lori annAugust 12, 2013 at 1:37 AM

    oops! i missed this post. love your mitts and handspun camilla, looks beautiful! i dearly love muir too, i've picked up many of his books at visitors centers in california, but i haven't seen yours hmmm must have a look for it...thank you for sharing!

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