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Saltwater Mittens from the Island of Newfoundland

More than 20 heritage designs to knit
By:Christine LeGrow; Shirley A. Scott
Publisher:ACP - Boulder Publications
Print ISBN:9781775234586
eText ISBN:9781999491062
Edition:0
Copyright:2018
Format:Reflowable

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Woollen mittens have long been a Newfoundlander’s best friend. The warmer the better. In a quirky climate of freeze, thaw, blow, and drizzle, good mittens made all tasks easier—to split birch, hammer a nail, gut a fish, draw and haul water, hang clothes on a line, shoot a seabird, or snare a rabbit. Social life, too, always required the finest mittens and gloves. This continues today.