Yesterday, I mailed off 2 pairs of knitted fingerless mittens to relatives in FL. I’ve wanted to send them mittens for some time, but they’re already hitting high temps (90). My opportunity arrived when they let me know they’re headed to Canada later this month for some early season walleye fishing. The outfitter flies them into a remote lake with a cabin & they fish for about a week. They’ll fly back out, resupply over 2 days, then fly into another lake for a week. The weather is supposed to be very chilly if not downright cold - mitten weather :-)
The mittens aren’t for fishing - would be easy to get hooks caught in the stitches, but around the cabin & traveling, they might come in handy. I also gave the pastor a pair for his wife last month - they were headed to Norway on a cruise - spring temps were highs in the 50’s. Since I didn’t know her color preference, I gave her a gray pair that has some occasional black flecks (Tin Roof) - neutral color that should go with whatever she’s wearing. The fishermen are getting ‘Green Camo Stripe’ & ‘Cedar Cinnamon’ - both are very outdoorsy.
“The mittens aren’t for fishing - would be easy to get hooks caught in the stitches...”
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