Thrum, wherefore art thou, Thrum?

Yesterday morning I looked at the poor little Thrum mitt cuff sitting on the computer desk and thought, you know, if those were finished, I would have really warm hands.

Do you want to know how to have a nice clean and organized house? Lose the pattern you want to work on. Tear the house apart and actually vacuum and organize as you go.

You may even get a little help here and there.

I finally found it and got to the thrum part. My pattern says to cut the pencil roving into 3" lengths. Everywhere I read said not to cut, but after I did the first round like everyone says to, I got worried about how much roving I would have if I kept tearing and started cutting.

How to Thrum.

Take your piece of roving and look at it. Give it a twist in the middle in the same directions as it is already twisting. Fold in half leaving enough room for your needle at the bend.

Put needle through your stitch, place roving on the needle and bring your working yarn up and over the roving then around your needle.

This is how the back will look. Continue around in pattern.

Now that is a warm mitt.

"What cha readin'?" "A sweater book."

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