Hello Yarn / How I Thrum I Read Page 1 of 10 Search Abby's Yarns Angry Chicken brainylady HOW I THRUM Thrummed mittens have been around for a couple of hundred years in Northern Find bag 'n' trash All photos and Boogie Knits words on this site brooklyntweed are © 2011 Hello Camilla Engman Yarn and Adrian Newfoundland and Labrador. The term thrums refers to yarn waste from weaving looms. According to Robin Hansen’s Favorite Mittens (many thanks for the book, Jennifer!), these bits could have at one time been knitted into mittens and other articles for added warmth, but now fleece, roving and, in my case, at least, prepared top are generally favored. Carole Knits Bizilia. Please do Since people have been knitting these mittens for so long, I really only have one thing cosmicpluto knits! not use either to add, other than my hopefully infectious love of these amazingly warm mittens, and Do Stuff! without written that is my opinion that the more thums, the better, and the closer they are to each Elliphantom Knits permission. other, the better. I like a solid, warm, fuzzy blanket inside my mittens, not a sparse, Em's Knitty Corner lumpy, sad blanket like some patterns create. Being able to feel the lumps inside is Fig and Plum about as annoying to me as a wrinkle in my sock or sock fuzz between my toes. Fuzzy Noodle Knits Obviously, I also tend to go a little crazy with the color, which was not how it was done Fyberspates way back when. garnlek Here’s how I thrum: Kelly Sue Knit Creations of a Curious Mind Knitterly Things Knitting Iris Knitting Notes Megalogarnie Moth Heaven Purlewe rndnrnd we knit ScratchCraft stitch marker Categories Stitchy 4! Ounce! McYarnpants Challenge! sweet georgia Baby Clothes the fiber fetishist Baby Pants The Small Object Baby Surprise THE. THRIFTY. Jackets KNITTER Baked Alaska Thread&Yarn Sweater Handing Days Cobblestone Two Left Needles Cooking Vridd Rett Crochet Get your fiber. This is hand-dyed combed top in a soft, fuzzy wool (fine Bluefaced Whimsy Crocheting Leicester in this case). You want to use a wool that will stick to itself after you’ve Wollhuhn Dyeing installed it in your mittens. After some wear, the thums will felt together into one soft Yarn Harlot Fantom Bohus mass. Merino, Corriedale, fine BFL, or anything that’s soft (a fine to medium fine wool) yarnbee Faux Bois would be ideal. It will both felt together and please your fingers. I would not yarnstorm Fiber Club recommend superwash wool, as it tends to fall apart. Use top, roving, or locks of Yummy Yarn Fiddlehead Mittens Zeneedle Finished Objects Zigzag Stitch wool.* About 2 oz. should do you. 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Cardigan Uncategorized Wave Yoke Sweater We Call Them Pirates Yarn Info Yarn School More On This Site How I Thrum Make a Yardage Counter Figure 8 Cast On Louet S17 Assembly Instructions (PDF) Archives March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 October 2010 Strip off a thin piece from the side of that chunk. August 2010 June 2010 January 2010 December 2009 October 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 Work your way along this strip, attenuating and teasing the wool apart and fluffing it up. It’s grown in length from the teasing. The more air there is in the wool, the warmer your hands will be. December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 http://www.helloyarn.com/wp/?p=425 10/14/2011 Hello Yarn / How I Thrum Page 3 of 10 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 Fold the ends of the thrum to the center and press them in. November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 Now, fold the thrum in half, enclosing those pointed ends. This makes everything so tidy. Some patterns call for the thrum to be the same thickness as the yarn. I don’t go for that! No harm has yet been caused by my super fat thrums. Make a whole bunch. http://www.helloyarn.com/wp/?p=425 10/14/2011 Hello Yarn / How I Thrum Page 4 of 10 Now, to knit them in. When you get to the spot where you’ll add your thrum, bring your yarn over the needle as usual and put your thrum around the needle, with half above and half below. Pinch it in place with your left hand. Pull both the yarn and thrum through the stitch. The thrum and yarn stitch are side by side on the needle. On the next row, when you come to this thrum/yarn stitch combo, knit them as one. http://www.helloyarn.com/wp/?p=425 10/14/2011 Hello Yarn / How I Thrum Page 5 of 10 Lovely! Inside view. Finished mitten. Thrums aren’t reserved solely for mittens. You can thrum hats, wrist warmers, and socks, like my lovely friend Susann makes. Imagine! Here are two popular patterns of thrum placement: http://www.helloyarn.com/wp/?p=425 10/14/2011 Hello Yarn / How I Thrum Page 6 of 10 This diagonal pattern would be especially attractive on a pointed-tip mitten. You could line up side decreases with the diagonal line of the thrums. For yarn, I’d recommend something nicely woolly and worsted weight or thicker. The woolly yarn will latch onto the thrums, and worsted to chunky weight seems to produce an ideal fabric for me. I knit the yarn at a slightly tighter gauge that the ball band calls for. This will help keep the frosty wind out. If you’re not using a thrum specific pattern, you’ll need to give the pattern some ease, since those thrums take up a lot of room. An inch or two should do you nicely. Do you live somewhere cold? Make some! I heartily recommend Robin Hansen’s Favorite Mittens, skimpy though her thrums might be, if you are interested in traditional mitten patterns. I never would have known what a treasure this book is from looking at the cutesy cover. * To use a lock of wool, you’d fluff it up and attenuate it a bit if it’s short, so that it’s about 3 inches long. Once it’s folded in half and knit in, you’d have a 1″ long thrum sticking out of the back of your thrummed fabric. That would make a lovely warm mitten. COMMENTS AND TRACKBACKS ARE BOTH CURRENTLY CLOSED RSS 2.0 FEED FOR THESE COMMENTS This entry (permalink) was posted on Thursday, February 22nd, 2007 at 2:24 PM by Adrian and categorized in Knitting, Uncategorized. Comments (37) left to “How I Thrum” 1. vanessa wrote: thanks for posting a tutorial! those look really neat. i don’t think i’ll ever need mittens that warm where i live but they’ll make a fun gift for someone in more frigid parts one day! Posted on 22-Feb-07 at 2:42 pm | Permalink 2. Jennifer wrote: Wow. You make it look so easy. I wonder if you could thrum a hat… I’m pretty sure there isn’t ANY wool around here for thrums. Guess I’ll have to order some next week. Posted on 22-Feb-07 at 2:55 pm | Permalink 3. Noelle wrote: Best tutorial on thrummed mittens I’ve seen! Yay thank you! http://www.helloyarn.com/wp/?p=425 10/14/2011 Hello Yarn / How I Thrum Page 7 of 10 Posted on 22-Feb-07 at 3:15 pm | Permalink 4. jess wrote: [Hm, did it not post my comment? weird, it didn’t throw an error or tell me it was hold for moderation or anything… sorry if this shows up twice! ] The mittens look great! I have been yearning to knit thrummed mittens (or really, thrummed anything) for a while now. I should really get on it! I did have a question though — approximately how much fiber (in weight) do you use for a pair of say, Adrian-sized mitts? (assuming your amounts of thrums per mitten above). Posted on 22-Feb-07 at 3:16 pm | Permalink 5. Amy wrote: Like Vanessa, I probably won’t need thrummed mittens here, except maybe if we lose power in an ice storm! However, it looks like a lot of fun, I may have to put some together for my friends who inhabit the more northern parts of the globe. Posted on 22-Feb-07 at 3:22 pm | Permalink 6. Chelee wrote: Mystery solved! Thanks for the tutorial, very helpful. Posted on 22-Feb-07 at 3:30 pm | Permalink 7. Lori wrote: You always read my mind! I’ve had thrummed mittens on my mind for a while now! Posted on 22-Feb-07 at 4:52 pm | Permalink 8. maryse wrote: thanks for the tutorial. there’s been talk of teaching thrumming at “graceful stitches” — we even carry the wool for the thrums. Posted on 22-Feb-07 at 6:29 pm | Permalink 9. Dave wrote: Very nice, and I could use thrummed mitts, being in Canada and all. The kits will be available when? Posted on 22-Feb-07 at 6:41 pm | Permalink 10. Adam wrote: Great tutorial, it’s super helpful! Sadly, I’ll have to wait until next winter for my thrummed mittens, since it’s been in the 60s here for the past week. Posted on 22-Feb-07 at 7:19 pm | Permalink 11. Max Daniels wrote: This is one of those ideas that just really make me admire us humans! So smart and simple. And the color of Mark’s mittens makes me swoon. Beautiful! Posted on 22-Feb-07 at 8:10 pm | Permalink 12. elizabeth wrote: They look really neat, but is there really room for a hand in there? Posted on 22-Feb-07 at 8:46 pm | Permalink http://www.helloyarn.com/wp/?p=425 10/14/2011 Hello Yarn / How I Thrum 13. Page 8 of 10 scout wrote: You rock. That’s all. Posted on 22-Feb-07 at 9:59 pm | Permalink 14. pamela wynne wrote: yes! thrumming demystified! this is tremendous! Posted on 23-Feb-07 at 3:13 am | Permalink 15. Kate wrote: I just picked up some thrummed mitten kits from Amy at Spunky… one mitten down, one to go! thanks for the help! Also, made your “hello baby” bonnet— still deciding on “ears? no ears?” — what a great fast pattern! kate Posted on 23-Feb-07 at 9:52 am | Permalink 16. Arleta wrote: That’s so cool! You really do make it look easy! Posted on 23-Feb-07 at 10:51 am | Permalink 17. Monica wrote: Nice tutorial. Pretty bucket o’ fiber! Posted on 23-Feb-07 at 11:13 am | Permalink 18. Heidi wrote: Thanks so much for posting your tutorial! I have tried making mittens like this before with my angora rabbits fur but they didn’t turn out that good. I am going to try this again using your instructions! I can’t wait to try. Posted on 23-Feb-07 at 11:32 am | Permalink 19. Norma wrote: This is interesting….When I make thrums, when I come back the next row, I have to knit the thrum/yarn combo through the back loop, or I don’t get the nice “heart” or “v” shapes — I just get a blob. My first two or three pairs were just blobs — nice blobs (I called them gems), but blobs nonetheless — until someone told me the ktbl trick. But you don’t seem to do that. How is that so? Posted on 24-Feb-07 at 5:07 pm | Permalink 20. Moiface wrote: Thanks so much for this post! I’ve always wanted to know how to make these mittens so that I could alter the pattern by adding more warmth on the inside (and to avoid the lumpiness you speak of) but I have been putting it off. I really like your use of color with the thrums also! -Moiface Posted on 25-Feb-07 at 5:09 pm | Permalink 21. carrie wrote: I am so glad you posted this! Thank you thank you thank you. I just don’t have time to get to a thrummed mitten class, and your directions are so lovely! I’m casting on a pair for a Christmas gift (for me!) Posted on 26-Feb-07 at 1:36 pm | Permalink http://www.helloyarn.com/wp/?p=425 10/14/2011 Hello Yarn / How I Thrum 22. Page 9 of 10 Charm wrote: I saw an article somewhere on thrummed mittens but the tutorial didn’t really inspire me. Your post, however, makes me want to try thrummed mittens! Thank you for the great post! Posted on 26-Feb-07 at 4:18 pm | Permalink 23. Jackie wrote: I love your color choices! Great tutorial too, I wish it had been around when I first tried my thrum mittens (2nd time worked much better Posted on 26-Feb-07 at 10:33 pm | Permalink 24. Carol wrote: You do the best tutorials! Thanks for the thrum lesson! Posted on 27-Feb-07 at 12:13 pm | Permalink 25. Kristin wrote: Fantastic tutorial! Thanks for the great information =) Posted on 27-Feb-07 at 8:48 pm | Permalink 26. jenna wrote: Thanks for the thrum advice! When I saw your mittens on the previous post I remembered that this was supposed to be one of my projects this winter! Of course, there’s no rush in western NY State—even though it’s almost March, we’ve got plenty of winter left! Posted on 28-Feb-07 at 12:21 pm | Permalink 27. teki wrote: Did you have “The Little Drummer (thrummer) Boy” playing thru your head while making these? pah, thrum pa pa pum, mittens look very nice and toasty! Posted on 28-Feb-07 at 6:29 pm | Permalink 28. frecklegirl jess wrote: I am totally doing this… Casey doesn’t ever ask for knits but he was very intrigued by the thrummed mittens he saw somewhere. I love the pic of the thrums in the bucket. I wanna put my hand in there. Posted on 03-Mar-07 at 6:10 pm | Permalink 29. Romi wrote: How *completely* cool! Thank you for this! Posted on 04-Mar-07 at 12:08 am | Permalink 30. Deborah wrote: Hi Adrian, Now I know what to do with all that blue-faced Leicester I love to buy in your store. One question: How long are those needles you are knitting with? Are you using the 2 needle in the round technique here? Deborah Posted on 05-Mar-07 at 7:14 pm | Permalink 31. Faith wrote: This is such an impressive post! I love the tutorial and have already enthusiastically referred other knitters to it. http://www.helloyarn.com/wp/?p=425 10/14/2011 Hello Yarn / How I Thrum Page 10 of 10 Posted on 08-Mar-07 at 1:26 am | Permalink 32. Lisa wrote: Thanks for the really great tutorial. I’ve never seen the thrums prepared that way and I will have to give it a try, as they look much more fluffy than other thrummed mitts. Thanks! Posted on 08-Mar-07 at 9:36 am | Permalink 33. M.Gutschmann wrote: Thank you so much.I can’t believe that I have never heard of thrumming.Mittens would be so warm. sincerely Mary Posted on 19-Apr-07 at 8:18 pm | Permalink 34. Lori wrote: thank you! mystery solved. now i must force myself to finish this second sock so i can cast on some yummy mittens. i just LOVE how colorful your thrums are. Posted on 26-Aug-07 at 10:33 am | Permalink 35. michelle wrote: Thanks so much Adrian, I was just attempting a pattern that totally confused me on how to do this…i appreciate you clearing it up. Posted on 08-Oct-07 at 9:52 pm | Permalink 36. carine wrote: thanks so muhc…..i finally found good instructions!!!!!! Posted on 31-Dec-07 at 5:43 am | Permalink 37. Grace wrote: Thanks for the great how-to for thrummed mittens!! (the owner of the shop where I bought the roving wool didn’t know as much as I did about thrummed mittens!!!!!!! UGH!)I heard of them and just had to make some as I have Raynaud’s and am hoping these will be an answer for me!!!!I have looked for hrs. online for something to show me what the piece of fiber looks like and showing the inside with the mass of fiber as it is, is a GREAT help to me. I made a mitten earlier this evening and I carried the fiber along the inside as you do for fairisle even though I felt that wasn’t correct, but didn’t know any better, so continued - (it did look the same as pictures I had seen on the outside so I continued.) I can’t thank you enough!!!!!! Posted on 01-Feb-08 at 2:22 am | Permalink « Finished Object: Mark’s Thrummed Mittens Today’s Shop Update Day » Home http://www.helloyarn.com/wp/?p=425 10/14/2011
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