mitts

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We had to wear our mitts and half-mitts, and they were as wet as they could be: when we got up in the morning we had washer-women's hands--white, crinkled, sodden.

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  • A. took her gloves back, so I cranked and cranked and cranked and knit every spare second on two small liners--and in three weeks, the mitts were done.I might attempt a blanket, but by the time I am finished, the only ones around to appreciate it will be the apes.
  • It's done with "paint-mitts," big soppy gloves dipped in paint, which are stroked over every structural element in the tower, rather like grooming a horse. —  F ;SF; - vol 086 issue 03 - March 1994
  • His hands are as big as baseball mitts, and those feet would fit snugly in clown shoes. —  Blog updates
  • For a pair of (theoretically) easy-knit mitts, this has not been easy. —  How The West Was Spun
  • Using oven mitts, place baking dish in preheated oven. —  Modern Mom
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