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I'm so glad you were able to find an alternative to wool for thrummed mittens! They look so pettable and soft. I wish computers let us pet fibers.

Count me in for the drawing! Those are some awesome mittens! That bamboo roving looks so soft and is my favorite color.

I'd never thought about thrummed mittens before. They look interesting and fun to knit.

I've never tried thrummed mittens but yours look great.

Those are so awesome! I haven't tried thrummed mittens yet, but seeing your lovely pair make me want to :)

No need to enter me in the drawing, I'd rather have the wool free supplies go to someone who needs them more than I do (plus I just finished my own thrummed mittens!), but I wanted to say that I LOVE how these turned out! SO bright & cheerful! Perfect!

Count me in too. I've been wanting to try thrummed mittens, but been afraid I won't be able to wear them (I'm not allergic to wool, but I'm supersensitive to itchy!)

Ooh! I'll play! Mittens are my new favorite!

Who knew? Bamboo.

That is very, very ingenious. And the colors are absolutely delectable.

Kathleen

Oooh. What lovely mittens, and I could almost feel the silkiness of the bamboo as you describe it... I'd love to be entered in the drawing for the remains. I need many more mittens and am currently infatuated with them...

I'm usually a lurker, but I had to post a comment so I could win some lovely mittens! Yours are GORGEOUS, and they look so soft and warm!

Count me in! I wandered around a yarn store yesterday thinking about mittens and gloves but didn't see anything as fun as what you made! The blue bamboo is especially smashing!!!

Ooh, I agree with Dove - I wish I could pet the fibers through the computer! =)

Those turned out gorgeous! I would never have thought to put together turquoise and orange but they look amazing together. Congrats on your wool free beauties. :) I think thrummed mittens must go on my queue of things to try.

Absolutely gorgeous! I've been very into orange and blue together of late. Count me in!

The mittens look so great!

The thrummed mitten is vying with Koolhaas for the hottest knit of winter 2008! Your finished pair look great. That bamboo must feel amazing.

Wow I think its wonderful that you found such a good substitute for wool! The mittens look amazing in this color combo and in fact I would have never guessed by looking at them that they were not wool:) Gorgeous Mitts Indeed!

oh, i've seen so many beautiful thrummed mittens recently! i'd love a kit! i love that blue!

Wow- that blue colour is fantastic!

Gorgeous. I want to hop on that bandwagon, too! I love the orange and blue. Very unusual and very beautiful.

beautiful!! love these mitts. gorgeous colors. enter me for the kit! :)

I'd love to win. Those colours are fabulous.

Ooh, pretty!

They look so comfy and warm!

I've never felt bamboo fiber in a yarn or pure fiber form before, but I do have bamboo sheets. I can only imagine the pure fiber feels even more comfortable then those sheets. It must be grand!

i need these mitts!! please enter me in the contest. thanks!

Thrummed bamboo? Count me in!

Ooh, I want in on the contest! Those are wonderful!

those are awesome and I LOOOVE knitting with bamboo. Haven't tried the fiber yet, though. Thanks for the inspiration.

Coincidently, I just ordered the No Sheep book and would love to make the thrummed mittens. Thanks for putting my name in the drawing, and congratulations on your marriage! (I've followed your blog for years and this drawing has brought me out of the lurking shadows!)

Gorgeous mittens!

please please pick me!

your mittens are marvelous.

Those are so... sunshiney! And so anti-winter :)

And as for your idea of using the pure bamboo fiber, its brilliant. I would have never, ever thought of it. I wonder if bamboo fiber feels like fluffier, softer, airier bamboo yarn?

Orange and blue are a fantastic color combination! They look wonderful and I love working with bamboo!

Ooooh! Aaaah! Those are so pretty! Please count me in on the *contest*! I love contests...

Wow, those are gorgeous mittens. And thank you for sharing!

Here's a confession: I had no idea what thrums were until you first posted about these mittens. (I was able to figure it out from your picture, but still. I feel like a total impostor in the knitting world!)

ooo I was very jealous of mittens, because like you, i have such senstive skin and cannot at all usually wear wool or wool type products. bamboo is such a brillant idea since it wears so well and like you mention, such a luxiours and uber-comfy fiber!

and, ps; belated congrats :)

Hi! I have been a lurker on your blog for a few months now, but this drawing has spurred me to finally comment. I have been contemplating thrummed mittens for a while now and yours have definitely inspired me!

Love them! I can't decide which of the 2 yarn colours in that last pic makes for a prettier combination! I wouldn't mind trying it out to find out though!

commenting not to enter (I'm on my third pair of thrummed mittens this winter, and I'm thrummed out), but to say that those look wonderful. Incidentally, they are very close to my high school colors. Rock.

Wow! Those look soo cool! I love the yellow/blue combo, you're right about it being just the right thing for the blahs of Winter. Great Job!

Such generosity! I'd love to be in the random drawing. I have been curious about thrummed mittens and bamboo, neither of which I've experienced in my umpteen years of knitting. And, I'm currently on a stash diet so this would be sweet indeed! I've got the needles and pattern - so Lady Luck, be with me! :) Best wishes on your recent marriage, too! I was so happy to read about it.

Oh, I agree with the first commenter, I wish that we had pettable screens. That inside out mitten looks so smooshy.

me! me! me! me! me!

What beautiful mittens! I'd love to be entered in the drawing. And congratulations on your recent marriage.

They're beautiful!! :) I'm not a big fan of orangey colors, but I love the combination you used!

Beautiful colors. Why didn't you put thrums in the thumbs, though? Seems like they would get cold.

Those are gorgeous! I'm so curious about the bamboo fiber, it looks lovely.

who wouldn't want a piece of that action. count me in!

Pick me! Pick me!

oh me me...I love those colors! And I've been dieing to try out thrumming. I have the book too so I could start right away. (ummm...after the other 4 pairs of mittens I have the yarn to make now.)

Those look great! I love the bright, bold statement they make.

I simply must have my own, so random number generator please pick me =)

Your mittens are simply gorgeous, and truly cheerful! Who wouldn't be tempted by this opportunity to knit a pair? Thanks for counting me in for the drawing!

I've never done thrummed mittens but I've wanted to ever since The Yarn Harlot did them a couple of years ago. The SHEEN of that bamboo is *incredible*!!!!!

oohh those are cool and would certainly come in handy in Chicago!

man those are pretty. can i get one?

I love that color combination. I have a trip to Alaska coming up in a month and I'm thinking of making a pair for my non-wooly self, too. You've inspired me, for sure.

Ooh! I need thrummed mittens! It's cold in Iowa!

Oooooo.... I want. Learning something new and making mittens? I see no downfalls to this contest!

those are sooo beautiful! I like the combo color you chose. I know I stand very little chance but here is my name for the left overs :)

I love the orange. And the blue. I have been lusting after that blue since you originally posted it. I wanna. Please.

Add me to the clamouring masses.

love the colors - great FO & contest, thanks!

Oo, bamboo thrums! And the colors are gorgeous!

The mittens are fab! A great big congratulations, as well,on your recent nuptuals! Marriage is awesome, and I wish you and your Sweetness every happiness!

I'm greedy for free things -- moreso for pretty free things!

Fabulous! Simply fabulous.

Delurking for this one! I'm making thrummed mittens right now with wool for a friend in Chicago but I would love non-wool ones for myself! Such pretty color choices.

I love the mittens!

Would love to be added to the drawing! This is a wonderful idea and the mittens are so beautiful. I would love to make a pair of my own...

oh, they look fantastic! i really love the color combination that you chose - very bold and lovely! i made some thrummed mittens a few years ago, and they are the warmest handwear i own. i love them! my fiber is a wool/ silk blend that is quite nice.
sadly they are starting to wear a bit... after years of cold weather wear... so i'm commenting to try and score some new mitten fixin's!

I'd love to be part of the drawing. Thanks!

Beautiful mittens! How nice to be able to use the bamboo - very clever ;)

Love them! LOVE them! Count me in for the drawing!

Your mittens are lovely and how nice that they're wool-free! You must keep us updated as to how the thrums hold up.

I love bamboo fiber! And those colors are great together! Gorgeous!

I love the colors you used, and whether I win a kit or not, I'm going to have to knit a pair of these for my mother who claims that even the softest of cashmere's feels like daggers in her skin.

Ooh, I've been meaning to make thrummed mittens for a while--I keep checking Hello Yarn to see if she's got kits up, but I'm totally up for a contest. Count me in!

Oh, that bamboo looks so silky! I've also been wanting to knit some thrummed mittens. Count me in for the drawing!

Beautiful mittens, and what an antidote to winter! Please enter me in your drawing!

Okay, I'm broke and will totally delurk for a contest. Especially since that blue bamboo looks so completely scrumptious!

Your thrummed mittens look great and I've been dying to try a pair myself since I live in cold, cold, colder-than-humans-should-be-subjected-to Chicago. (Can you tell I'm originally from warmer climes and having trouble adapting?)

Great job!

What a nifty use for roving, and clever solution for a wool allergy!

Yup, another lurker coming out of the woodwork to say Ooh, contest! As a vegan wool-avoider (and fan of the bamboo yarns I've tried) count me in!

Call me redundant but I just have to chirp up and say I LOVE the colours of your mittens. They look fabulous!

Great mittens! I never would have thought of using Touche for winter wear of any kind -- looks like warm weather yarn to me.

A pair of orange and blue thrummed mittens would be just the thing against the cold grey weather here.

Those are utterly fantastic. Heck yes, I'd love to take part in the drawing. ^_^ I should probably comment more here, if I'm going to ask for things, though.

I didn't realize that you had an allergy to wool... It seems like you work with wool often, is it just wearing it for long periods of time?
The mittens are beautiful, and working with bamboo sounds like a lot of fun! Count me in the drawing please.

Me, me, me! These are just like the ones I used to have when I was five!

I absolutely *love* the orange and bright blue! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm. :)

Ooh ooh ooh! I haven't been reading very long, but I'm allergic to wool, so these would be perfect for me.

Enter me, please!

I love the mittens, they look so snuggly.

That bamboo looks so divine - I want to touch it!

The bamboo caught my attention during its first appearance on your blog, now that its up for grabs... I'm so in!

Your mittens are great! I've been wanting to make a pair of mittens and these are inspirational. The cold weather we've been having here in KC is inspirational, too! ;-)

Please don't enter me in your drawing as I already have supplies for some very wooly ones for me.
Love the bright colors you used, and you reminded me that I need to get on making my own pair. It's only a degree or two above zero right now and the temperatures are dropping!

OK, here's my "pick me, pick me" entry. I too just got some bamboo yarn, in Hawaii. I'm going to use it for socks though. Your bamboo looks like silk!

Wow, I had no idea bamboo fiber came in roving. I guess the yarn has to come from somewhere, huh? Thanks for sharing something new and interesting, as usual.

These mittens are amazing. I would love to make my own. Please enter me, as well. Thanks!

Those almost make me wish for snow, so I'd have a good excuse to make some! I don't know why mittens require snow, but in my head they do somehow.

I'm curious to see how bamboo will wear as thrumbs. Will it felt or matt itself up in time?

I too have new thrummed mitts for the new year - but I must admit - I think I like yours more...

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I *heart* those colors! *fiber envy*
(sorry for above post, it died on me)

Count me in! I've always wanted to try thrumming!

Oooh pretty!
I can just imagine the feel of the bamboo fibre...

I didn't realise Amy Swenson had a pattern in that book... she owns my LYS! She's great. :)

Gahhhh! Gorgeous!!!

Another lurker brought out by the lure of gorgeous yarn. I've been drooling over these mittens since you first posted them.

Lovely mittens!

Ooh! I've been wanting to make some vegan thrummed mittens - count me in for the drawing.

Great mittens! Please enter me in your giveaway. I would love to knit a pair!

I LOVE the orange and blue combo. It reminds me of tangerines and bright blue summer skies. :) Count me in for the contest, please.

i hardly ever do contests, but having just started experimenting with wool thrums (in bright yellow, no less!) i'm totally intrigued by the bamboo.

also, yours are so darn lovely :) and your blog is always a pleasure to read, btw, it's always one of my favorites.

I never win these things, but maybe this time the twists of fate will be on my side. :) Pretty blue fiber!

I LOVE that blue bamboo fiber! And the colors just pop on that orange! What cute mitts! I'd love to be counted in the drawing!

Absolutely beautiful!

ooh...i've been wanting to make thrummed mittens for forever, and now you've rekindled that desire. i love the electric blue of the thrums!

Heck, I'm game. I probably won't win, but what the heck, 1000 monkies and Shakesphere and all that...

I love those mittens. Count me in for the drawing, please!

The mittens look like a lot of fun to make and to wear!

Wow the yellow and blue look stunning together. Please add me to the drawing.

So, are they warm enough? (I was concerned when you showed the original wonderful colors that bamboo wouldn't be warm enough in really cold winters.)

Your mittens are so great for drab and dreary winter weather. I would love to make some to brighten my day!

Count me in. I love the blue bamboo and the shiraz.

That bamboo fiber looks amazing! So soft and delectable, I want to pet it!

I've only read about thrummed mittens, but I sure would be willing to give the knitting a try. I just love that blue color, too. You might think northern California is not mitten country, but it sure is right now!

Oooh, looks great! I love the contrast of the blue roving with the yarn!

Oooo I like them!

I am making a pair of thrummed mittens too, but mine are done in wool...

yours are a lovely colour too

Those thrummed mitts are gorgeous! Just love the colour combination.

Simply brilliant! Toss my name in for the drawing!
Beautiful blanket by the way!

Toss my name in the hat, please!

That's a stunning color combination.

Nice! Those would be really good here today with temps in the teens -- something we in the Northwest are definitely NOT used to! :)

Oh, lovely!

Your mittens are so cute. I have been wanting to try and make mittens but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

Love the color combination. I have been lusting after that combo for a while!

Love the mittens! The colour combination is great, and so is the more subdued Shiraz-combo.

Beautiful! Love the colors. I never would have thought of bamboo fiber!

Ohhhh, those mittens are so cheery and yummy! I have a recently acquired aversion to pure wool and love the idea of being able to make something warm and woolly, without breaking out in hives. Count me in, please!

Elles sont superbes !

Those are great! Just the thing to brighten up (and warm up) a chilly winter day.

I've never tried thrummed mittens, but I love love love bamboo! And those colors are pretty, too.

Those mittens are beautiful. Thank you for making so clear what 'thrummed' meant and some of how it's done; I'd never really got that before.

I wish you well to wear them!

I too can't wear wool next to my skin, so hurrah for bamboo roving thrummed mittens, they are beautiful!

The mittens are gorgeous...that bamboo fiber is amazing in the photos so it must be to die for in real life. Sounds like it makes lovely thrums!

So glad to hear the bamboo thrums stay put! (The inside-out photo looks a little like a blue spiky monster...)

I love them, they look so colorful and warm.

The mittens look lovely and the colors are very "Swedish" ;-)!

Gorgeous mittens! Great idea with the bamboo... now I no longer need to hold back knitting myself a pair. Well, I won't after some roving is had. ;)

Great mitts, put my name in the bucket for the red version :)

Please include me in the draw. I would love to try thrummed mittens with bamboo, wonderful idea.

All the best,
Dawn

How can one not play when you're offering such goodies! I have no problem what-so-ever in imagening myself sazzying around in such a pair of mitts (the red I think) ;-)

Lovely mittens! I just heard about thrumming this winter. A very clever tecnique. I'd love to be part of your draw.

Wow, that's some delicious mittens. Bamboo fiber looks amazing.

I love your mittens! I've actually been looking for a pattern to knit some mittens and how nice would it be to already have the materials to make them. :)

Let me play! Mittens have been on my mind lately and yours are great. Very vibrant for the dreary winter.

Fabulous mittens! I've always thought the wool version might be itchy, so seeing a wool free version is great.

So pretty! I think the colors leftover would turn out beautifully too!

Oh, my! Count me in!

Those are gorgeous -- I'd love to try a thrummed mitten kit.

Gosh, they are beautiful, such lovely bright colours, just what you need in winter to lift your spirits! I love bamboo, I have bamboo/ cotton towels and even 4 years on they are sooo soft.

So lovely!

I've been noticing blue & orange combinations a lot lately. If I made a pair, I'd be able to dig up that ancient tracksuit of my dad's and power walk (no running here!) around Stockholm in über co-ordinated style :)

Yay! Count me in please! Well done on your's, I'd love to try something like that :)

I'm just amazed that the bamboo thrums hold so tightly. They're gorgeous, Kathy! I love orange, so it's not difficult for me to love an orange knit, but your mittens are just lovely.

I would love to learn how to thrum. Those mittens would really keep my hands warm on my bike rides!

I've never wanted orange and blue ANYTHING this badly EVER.
Orange and blue were my highschool colours and I hated it (even though I'm a big fan of orange and blue separately), but I LOVE your wool-free thrummed mittens!! And I hope I win.

Even if I don't I'm still making orange and blue mittens with thrums!!! :)

Those mittens are so gorgeous and the colours so vibrant, especially the blue roving.

They are gorgeous! Please count me in. x

Ooh, ooh!! I want in! I want in!

How generous of you! I'd love to make a pair of thrummed mittens, so I'll throw my name in for a chance to win. Thanks:)

Lovely bold mittens! The colours remind me of Jaffa Cakes (google Mcvities Jaffa Cakes) that we have here in the UK. I imagine I'm out of the running for the draw being non-US but thought would say how nice they looked...

Your drawing has forced my to delurk. Love your mittens! The colors are amazing. I definitely need to make some thrummed mittens b/c it's ridiculously cold right now.

Ooh, how yummy! those are just lovely -- they look so cozy!

A sucker for all things fibery, that's what I am! I love your mittens, cozy and sunny at the same time!

beautiful. I am going to make some mittens this summer(i don't do seasonal knitting correctly) maybe I will pick up some roving and try the thrummed version.

they are so beautiful -- they intimidate and intrigue me. could I really knit those?!?!

thanks for holding a contest.

denise f.

count me in! they're lovely!

Those are marvelous! And just in time for the bitter cold we've been having up in these parts. I want some, too :)

Those are just lovely--I heart bright colors but it's good to be a bit restrained and the bits of the thrums popping through is a good solution. And bamboo fiber is great, it's so soft!

I'll play. I've been wanting to make thrummed mittens for a while. Love the colors, by the way.

Those are incredible, and the colors are fabulous!!!

Those are just pure knitted delight. Count me in for the drawing! :D

oooh! oooh! Pick me!! :) I never win anything anyway ;) I love those mittens. They are lovely. Do they block the wind and cold properly?

i loved 'em from the moment you teased us with an earlier photo....yes please, count me in for the ingredients! cw

I ADORE the color combination. It just looks absolutely delicious!

Note to self: get over fear of mittens, woman. You've delivered two babies and know how to use a semiautomatic rifle. You can DO this.

Wow! Those are great -- the colors work so well together!

I love the colour of the blue. So bright (and it's got the Chelsea football fan in my office simply slobbering in delight!)
~x~

how exciting! these are gorgeous. that blue bamboo is so bright and happy for these cloudy winter days.

Mittens, mittens are so fun.
I can't wait to see who's won!

Love those colors. I envy your ability to go with the color with such gusto. Do color choices/decisions take you a while?

well, I don't even knit but I'd LOVE a kit, just to feel bamboo roving between my own fingers.... before passing the kit on to my sister who CAN knit. Beautiful colors and beautiful mittens!

oh and congratulations on the wedding! You both look beautiful - and happy!

Congrats on your wedding! And thanks for being so generous with your readers.

Beautiful mittens, and no better antidote for a cold MA winter day. Stay warm!

Your mittens look lovely and WARM! Bamboo is
oh so silky. They must feel wonderful inside.
Enjoy!

I've seen lots of thrummed mittens lately, and I think I need a pair. It's 43 below, Celcius, with the windchill this morning.

Yours are lovely.

Look at all these comments, wow!
I am just on my second mitten of my first pair of thrummed mittens and am loving them. These are for ME. My daughters are coveting them and may get their own, but I'm worried that my younger daughter will find them itchy (I don't think she's truly allergic to wool, but she has sensitive skin). So I'm putting my name in the hat since it seems you and Amy Singer have found a solution to itch- and allergy-free thrums! I'm surprised the bamboo stays in that well.
Thanks, Kathy, for sharing! And Happy Mitten-wearing! (Expect you need them about now.)

Oh, count me in for the drawing, they look delicious.

Those look great! I would love to make a pair.

The mitts are utterly fabulous! I need to check out that book. You have a gift for bringing patterns to life! :)

As usual, your work is amazing! I'd love to enter the contest - I've been in love with these mittens since the first time you mentioned them!

Ooh! I've been dying to make that pattern! I love how yours turned out and now want to make my own!

Count me in, please :)

I love how the mittens came out! I've been wanting (needing) a new pair of mittens and have been wanting to try out thrumming.

Ooooooh I must get in on the chance to win this kit!!!

They are gorgeous! I just love the color combination, and I can only imagine how dreamy it must feel to put your hands in those mittens!

Oooo that would be awesome!
Whoever wins that will be one lucky knitter.

love the color combinations!!!

I must say they are gorgeous! The silkiness of the bamboo must make them quite pleasant. The colours are wonderful and since winter finally arrived in Brooklyn, thrummed mittens are definitely on my mind.

They look so cozy and warm! Love them!

Every time I opened up your page when you were working on the mittens I drooled all over the screen. That is such a LOVELY colour of blue. Count me in for the drawing. :)

So lovely! I really need to make myself a pair!

How is that for a first FO? I'd say it's perfect. Well done!

Please count me in unless distance is an object (I'm in Scotland).
Thankyou!

'So Much Yarn, So Little Time' has a wonderful mitten pattern I would love to try as thrummed! These colors would be beautiful!

Julie

Bamboo thrums? Consider my interest piqued!

Now THAT is a great way to get people to delurk ;-) Count me in!

I would very much like to try knitting thrummed mittens, it is cold here in Toronto this winter!
thanks for making the contest available!

Wonderful mittens! Your eye for color is so inspiring.

Beautiful mittens - please count me in for the kit competition - happy to pay for postage if I win :o)

Beautiful mittens. I made a pair of thrummed mittens for myself out of wool but have to wear cheap, acrylic gloves underneath,(because of the itch factor). I didn't think about bamboo and cotton, now my wool sensitive daughter can make a pair, and I can make a not-itchy pair for myself. Maybe I should get No Sheep for You for her birthday.

Woo contest! Today is my birthday, so I'm feelin' lucky. Where's that google button. . .

Gorgeous....I love to win the kit!

Those are great - love the orange/blue combo!

May I be entered also? I love how the no-wool thrum mittens turned out. They are beautiful!

The colors together looks gorgeous - especially during the cold dreary months. I would love to enter the contest.

They're fantastic, I love the colour of the bamboo.

I love those and have the book. Count me in!

Beautiful mittens! Count me in for the drawing!

I love the way the mittens turned out. They look so soft and warm and cheerful. Yay for contests!

I love the contrast on the mittens, I was hoping you'd show us some finished ones soon! Count me in, these are too delicious to not want to make as well! :)

C'mon lucky chances!

That blue looks amazing!

Wow! So bright and gorgeous! I'd love to try these, especially in the merlot-like color. Pretty!

Really stunning! I love the color combination and have been longing go make a pair myself.

Wow - those are some gorgeous mitts! Sign me up for the remainders - I'd never have the guts to put those colors together myself!

Pretty! I love the color combo you did.

Those turned out very well! I was always curious about fly aways--I'm glad you were able to come up with a solution to escaping bits of thrums.

I can't use wool either and just bought the book. count me in.

Your mittens came out so well! And perfect for the arctic blast we're about to get. That blue looks so silky soft it just makes me drool!

Count me in. I'd love a thrummed mitten kit!

What fabulous mittens. I could use some today with the wind chill at -30. Do I need a new wip? I think yes!

Oh, please count me in for the contest. I've never tried thrumming before but your mittens have encouraged me to try.

Those are some great looking mittens. Do the thrums catch on your rings?

Wow - those mitts certainly won't get lost in the snow! I would love to try my hand at thrumming and bamboo - sign me up! R

Wow, I've always poo-pooed thrummed mittens, but like so many comments before mine, your mittens have me intrigued. I think I could actually wear a pair with bamboo thrums. Count me in for the contest!

I'd love to make thrummed mittens. I am wipless now that I've finished by knitted digestive system, and these would be perfect for my walk up the hill to class! I agree on the bamboo looking silky yet sturdy, and the blue is great.

I would love to make some thrummed mittens. I love the color of yours.

Now there is one fun and beautiful project! I even have the book. I was making William St. socks last week that turned into toe up thumbless mittens. (Great for jogging) Maybe I should use a real mitten pattern next time! Congratulations on the nuptuals as well!

Wow, those are beautiful. It's really nice to see vegan thrummed mitts. I'd love to make those.

Those mittens look amazingly warm, and snuggly too.
Count me in as well!

Count me in too! Those mittens look so divinely warm and snuggly!

I'd LOVE to try a pair of thrummed mitts. Yours are gorgeous!! And congrats on becoming MRS.!

Hey, count me in! I keep intending to make thrummed mittens and eternally forget to purchase or plan the project. Btw.. when did Elann have touche'? I love that yarn!

Congrats on the wedding! It looked like a beautiful day.

And please count me in for the fibery fun! Thanks :)

I've been admiring these since you first showed them, and I'd love to have a chance to have the materials to make my own pair!

They look like exactly what we've been needing in the midwest lately; it's been a bit chilly!

How fun and exciting! What a great way to start off the new year, with a new technique and a FO! I'd love to try something new...I'm on a yarn diet until I finish some current project, but since I wouldn't be BUYING the yarn, it wouldn't count (like sock yarn). :)

Count me in for the drawing!!!!! Although you already have 10,000 comments and my chances are slim, I would love to make those mittens to wear when I go back to work in a few weeks :)

Might as well give it a shot! They're gorgeous mittens.

ooh! ooh! Pick me! Pick me!!

Coming out of lurkerdom for this. First, wishing you many years of happiness and contentment with your marriage to Mr. Sweetness.

Second, please enter me in your drawing.

Phyllis

Those mittens would keep you warm based on the vibrancy of the colors alone! They're beautiful!

I'd like to win! Except I don't even know what "thrummed" means...

The K-1 class in my daughter's school performed Jan Brett's "The Mitten" this morning, so it's a good day for mittens! I'd love to be included in the drawing. Orange is my new favorite color!

Count me in!

Those mittens look absolutely gorgeous.

I just love your thrummed mittens, and you're the first I've ever heard of thrumming so it's caught my eye (and my mind's eye, when it wanders) a few times. I must confess, however, that though I tend to not be intimidated by much in the knitting world (I tend to just truck on through new ideas and techniques and not think about whether I can do it or not) thrumming kinda scares me crazy. So fascinating and confusing, even for me! I'd love to try it, but but but...

So count me in for your draw. If I don't win, maybe just a few encouraging words/tips?

Those colors are so awesome. I want them! I've just come to the blog recently, but have been enjoying it imensely.
Thanks!

Also coming out of lurkdom. Since you said the winner will be picked at random, I guess there's no sense in showering you with congratulations on the wedding and general flattery, huh?
I can't wait to see what the winner does with the kit!

I love trying new techniques and I've never tried thrumming. What fun!

Oh oh, please put my name in the hat! Your mittens are gorgeous. I would love to try this technique.

Those colors are gorgeous! Oh please pick me! I need warmer mittens.

I love, Love, LOVE the mittens! :)
And VERY cool of you to share!

Those look great. I made my first mittens over New Years and am totally hooked!

Oh boy! I never win these things, but I'd love for my name to be entered as well!
Those are some gorgeous color combinations. You do have a very nice eye for color.
And a very belated congratulations on your wedding. I just passed my 1st anniversarry last August. Oh, marriage is a good thing..!

I love contests, even if I never win! The mittens look so cozy, although I would likely give mine to my mom.

I love your mitts! Nice colors.

Oooh, those look so fun! I bet the bamboo roving feels awesome! I'm always impressed when someone takes a risk with bright colors like those, and yours was a definite success.

I love those mittens! I've been obsessing about mittens all winter now and I'm definitely adding those to my mental list of mitten must-knits.

Oh wow! Can I please be counted into the game? I would LOVE to try making thrummed mittens! I have been putting off making mittens for myself this year just because many of them don't look warm enough -- but THESE look nice and snuggly! I LOVE those colors!!!

Yes please! I love thrummed mitts, but have never tried the bamboo roving.
And congrats (belated) to you and Mr. Sweetness - you two just look right together.

Great mittens! Count me in.
Also, congratulations on your wedding! You looked beautiful in your wedding dress!

Me, me, me! Oh, pick me!!

Me!! Me!!

Oh...I have been wanting to to this ever since I saw it on YarnHarlot's post, but thought down in Georgia there isn't much use for it. I wonder if I could do it in a pair of socks....

Whoa... I'd totally love to throw my hat in the ring for bamboo thrummed mittenage!

loooove those colors. i knit some thrummed slippers as a gift once, but i had a very hard time giving them away. i think i need some thrumm-age of my own

I love your mittens! They look so soft and warm....just what we Bostonians need!

Awesome mittens! I've never seen knitting with thrummage. Too cool!

Holey Moley, those are cute. 275 comments already, I know I have a snowball's chance in a bamboo grove, but here it goes.

I'll stop lurking (I've been a silent reader of your blog for some time!) for the chance to win the makings for your lovely thrummed mittens. And to say congratulations to you and Mr. Sweetness ; ).

Wow I've always wanted thrummed mittens but they never seemed practical here in Texas. These look perfect.

Enter me in the contest. (pick me! pick me!)

Ohhh! Those turned out great! I love the orange and blue together. But then the red and blue... they're both gorgeous. :) I've never knit thrummed mittens and never used bamboo fiber, so I would definately be interested in a kit.

Count me in please!!! Those mittens are fantastic. My hands are perpetually ice cold... they would be so happy to dive into that gorgeous bamboo fiber. :)

Not entering the contest!
I am currently making my own thrummed mittens and love doing it. I come home from work, announce to everyone that I am putting on my thrumming outfit and the family breaks into the official Thrumming Song... (to the tune of the Christmas carol "Little Drummer Boy"). Thrum-thrum thrum thrum! We will make mittens now, oh thrum-thrum thrum thrum!
Yours are very pretty. Mine are Peace Fleece glastnost gold with cream wool thrums. Very warm.

Wow those are great! I would think the bamboo might be a bit slippery but looks like you have problems. I love the red and blue together. Fabulous!

I LOVE your thrummed mittens, and I have a sensitivity to wool on my hands, and it has been -13 degrees F here in the last week (though only -2F here today), so I could really use a pair of warm, non-wool mittens!

oooo oooo oooo!

pick me pick me pick me!

i could use some fun bright mittens to give me a boost up here in vermont...

they are beautiful!

OOOOOh pick me pick me oh you sweet little Random Number Generator! I've never worked with unspun fiber before, and that blue is too too perfect for me!

I'll come out of lurker-hood for this! How generous. Maybe I'll win?

Beautiful! What a great first FO for 2008! Count me in on the drawing!

OOH! Those are gorgeous colors. Thrummed mittens are everywhere--I want to try!

Count me in for the drawing, please.

Ooh! Ooh! I want to play! I'd love to make my very own pair!

Gorgeous mitts and colour combination!

I'll de-lurk to say that I'd LOVE to make a pair of my own :)

Nice! I just made my first pair of mittens and I think I am a convert from gloves.

I love the blue and orange combo. I'd love to give it a shot!

Pretty yarn, please come to my home!

Your mittens are beautiful! I'd love to have a pair of my own...

I love those mittens and I'd love to try making a pair!

Lovely. The bamboo is gorgeous.

Great colors! They look like a fun pick-me-up on a gloomy winter day.

MMmmmmm, thrummed mittens. They look beautiful, and the colours work great together. I love it when people put vibrant colours together like that.
Oh so count me in on the contest.

How could I resist such enticing colours? Thanks for sharing!

Those look like a lot of fun to make! The Shiraz is gorgeous.

I have the book but honestly hadn't given too much thought to that pattern until I saw your mittens. They're going in my ravelry queue now!

I love the mittens, and have been intrigued with pics of thrummed mittens that have been appearing all over the online knitting world lately. I'd love to try them!

Yay! Beautiful mittens - beautiful yarn - I'd love to be in the drawing!

Those are GORGEOUS! And very intriguing... I was just looking for a birthday gift to knit for a friend...this might be the perfect solution. Well done!

What the heck does "thrummed" mean, anyhow?

I would love to be entered in the drawing... Always wanted to try thrummed mittens and bamboo sounds just the way to go!! Plus, those are two of my favorite colors there!

I hope we overseas people can take part in the drawing, because those are some pretty mittens. I might or might not be droolin all over the keyboard.

Oooh...new technique AND new yarn/roving to try? You're so generous! Those are beautiful!

The orange and blue mittens are beautiful, I absolutely LOVE the bold colors!

Ok, I'll play - fabulous mittens! I love the color of the bamboo fiber!

Ooooh...count me in! We're having a bit of a gray day here and that colorful post cheered me right up.

(But are you sure that Mr. Sweetness couldn't use a coordinating pair?)

Ohh! I love that color combo! Great mittens! :)

I love that shock o' blue. I would love to have a pair of thrummed mittens for that one day every five years it's cold enough to wear something like that in Texas.

Love your mittens, and I would like to be entered in your drawing... nice warm non-itchy mittens would be great!

Please count me in. Your mittens are awesome and now I want some too!

Your mitts are fabulous. I love the orange. Count me in. Karen

I absolutly love the colors! It makes the winter so much brighter! I would have never thought to use bamboo..

Here's hoping! Beautiful mittens!

Wonderful. I want to play too please.

The mittens look absolutely lovely. The bamboo thrums really shine in contrast with the orange yarn. Count me in for the draw.

So beautiful! The bamboo looks like the blue skies we rarely get to see in the Seattle area during the winter months, and the persimmon color really glows. It's fantastic!

Wow, those are gorgeous! I can't wait to make a pair!

Count me in for the drawing. I have been wanting to try a pair of thrummed mittens. Yours are great.

Lynn

Love. Alot!! I gotta have them...:P!! Pick ME. Pick Me!! ooo ooo Pick Me! they are Stinkin' Cute!!

ooooh, I'd love something non-woolly to keep my hands warm!

I have ben thinking about those thrummed mittens since you started working on them. I'd love a kit!

The colours are so vibrant they literally strike a colour chord. They practically sing. And despite the deluge of comments you've already received, how could I resist. I want me some too!

Love them! And I have the book with the pattern already!

How pretty! I'd love the kit! My synthetic ski gloves just aren't keeping my hands warm the way natural fibers would.

Those are lovely! That blue roving is just the most gorgeous colour.

OOHHH Pick Me. Pick Me! They look fantastic and I would love to learn a new trick!

They are so beautiful! And so timely. This weather definitely calls for thrummed mittens. Count me in please.

I'll join in! Just made my first 2 pair of mittens for my kids, and it was really fun! Not sure I like them for myself, but those would be so warm to wear to the bus stop in the morning. Blue is my favorite color!

Wow they look awesome - thrumming is one of those things I always ment to dry. I'm in for the drawing.

The color combo is so striking, and really pretty. LOVE that orange!

LOVE THEM. Count me in! Those are so anti-Seattle grey that they'd be perfect out here. :]

I'm definitely in.

I've been wanting to make thrummed mittens for so long and yours are absolutely gorgeous!

Beautiful colors! Made me smile this morning which is a rarity for me :) Count me in!

I've been wanting to try that pattern but just didn't know where to get the thrums. Thanks for the hint!

OOOh pick me please pick me!!!

De-lurking to tell you that I love your mittens and I'm definitely in!

Yum! The colors are lovely! Your Thrummed mittens make me want some... cushy squishy just how a mitten should be, here's for hoping I have luck ;)

Oh, I would love to win this fibery goodness! Please enter me in the drawing. Thanks.

Well I'll shamelessly comment! I just made myself a faux-thrummed hat (fingering weight yarn with bulky colourwork done every so often), and absolutely love the effect, and, well, to be absolutely greedy, my mom is allergic to all the critter fibers, and I just know she'd love sone thrummed mittens.

LUV the non-wooly thrummed mittens and the colors are great! Definitely throw my name in the pot for the drawing.

Please enter me in your drawing for the thrummed mittens kit. I love to knit mittens and have never tried thrumming. Thanks so much.

Wow! Thank you for your generosity! Your mittens are gorgeous and it would be a delight to join the crowd on this one!

Count me in! I LOVE your mittens-- I LOVE the orange and blue together!!

Delurking to join your drawing. Love you mittens and your blog.

I love your mitts...Are you an Edmonton Oilers fan? I would also love to be chosen for some yarn...the colour of that bamboo fiber is incredible!
Thanks for the opportunity!

What a beautiful color combo. Orange is my personal favorite!!

You rock! (as do the mittens)

Awesome mittens! No drawing for me, though it's awfully generous of you. I love wool and I think these should go to someone who needs to use something else!

orange! blue! drool! The mittens look fantastic! Yay for finding a non-wooly combo. :)

Oooh. I hope I win.

I may short out my keyboard with the drool. I love them!

I want!!! Your mittens look beautiful, and comfy. Count me in!!!

Love the mittens and the blanket. I would like to enter the drawing, either color looks great. Here in San Francisco, we could use warm mittens, very cold for us and we might get snow over the weekend were I live!

Oh wow! Your mittens look gorgeous! I actually made 2 lower halves of thrummed mittens and they've been languishing as abandoned UFOs. This inspires me to pick them up again!

I'm in, too! I love the colors - the perfect antidote to a long winter, for sure! I've never tried thrummed mittens before, but I've wanted to since I saw them in No Sheep For You. ;)

Your mittens are lovely. Count me in the drawing, please!

I'd love to be in the drawing for the yarn and bamboo fiber. I bought the No Sheep For You book after seeing the bag you made from it and was wanting to make the thrummed mittens too for my grandchildren. You did a beautiful job and I love your tips for making things come out right. Thanks.
Nancy

I would had never thought of knitting thrummed mittens in Barcelona, but they're so absolutely cute I guess I want them!! And I can use them whenever I go skiing!! :)

Although with 355 comments so far, I'm sceptical. ;)

Beautious! I've been on a little mitten knitting kick since the fall and I would love to make these ones for sure.

That bamboo is simply to die for! Gorgeous!

Yes Please! I'm way inspired to figure out this "thrumming" I hear so much about.

You're mittens are fabulous, and make me want to make a pair, so count me in. My mom made my sister and I thrummed mittens 20 years ago, before the internet, before knitting was hip, I remember she special ordered the kit through the mail! We wore all the time. I miss my thrummed mittens. I guess it's time to replace them myself!

Hm...I live in a place where I shouldn't need thrummed mittens, but now I covet a pair anyway!

Count me in too! Those are amazing, and look way less itchy than the wool ones I've tried on. I love the orange and blue!

They look so soft inside-- just like warming your hands in Cookie Monster's fur.

Beautiful mittens! I too have never tried thrummed mittens before. Clearly I need to make a pair considering how much I covet that blue bamboo/shiraz combo though so if you please, count me in. I'll have to make some anyway, they sound so silky and warm to wear.

Ooooh... I've been eyeing everyone else's thrums. These look wonderful (and great alternative for people who can't stand wool on their wrists -- like my mommy!).

Your version is soo pretty. The se