Interesting information from Jean Inda, I remember some years ago about an
article in the Yankee magazine about a woman in Maine, who made mittens for
all the kids in town, and these were done with a wood crochet hook called
Mittens Hooked on a Dowel and you used pieces of pencil roving to fill in the
gaps as you went along, as it turns out these mittens are also water proof
and you can wear them outside in the winter time and have toasty hands all
afternoon long, as the water does not get inside to your hands. Really an
interesting article for those who crochet, but also for those who knit
mittens. Apparently the woman learned how to make these socks from Albert
Miller who came from Central Maine, who learned how to make these mittens
from his mother who emigrated from Poland, Albert had been making these
mittens on and off for 70 years. He died in the winter of 1984-85. He used a
modified wood crochet hook that he made himself out of birch wood. Amazing
what folks learn. I tried to get one of the modified crochet hooks from the
source in Kennebunkport, Maine, the Merrill"s of Maine a wooden knitting
needle and crochet hook factory, but they are no longer in business. He used
the Briggs & Little 2/8 or Bartlettyarns Homespun , as it took 3 to 5 ounces
for the mittens. The mittens were worked in a crocheted slip-stitch through
the front loop of each st in the preceding round. Hope this info is of help,
Barry Travis, Arlington, VA
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