So many mitts
So, I try really hard to keep the blog (and instagram...and twitter...and ravelry...and even, in theory, pinterest) up to date, but sometimes that just doesn't happen. It seems to go in phases, and just lately I've been chattier over on instagram (I think it' something about the 8 zillion little heart notifications and the never ending scrolling wall of pretty...that's totally not an accident, it's pretty much designed to reel you in and steal your attention for hours on end). And that means I've been scandalously remiss and haven't show off the mitts in a while. They zipped along in [...]
Look I just have a weakness for sets ok…
Yeah yeah, in what will be a surprise to absolutely no one who knows me at all, there are about to be mitts to match the hat. Because I can, that's why. And because having sets of knitted things is about as close as I come to having anything you'd consider opinions about fashion. The only real question I have is 'is there going to be enough yarn (and enough patience) for a cowl after this?' Because I think there's a tiny chance the answer to both is yes...
Reminders
This is your occasional reminder to put set your thumb stitches aside on waste yarn (rather than a spare needle or a cable needle) if you have the choice. Yes, that sometimes means finding scissors (to snip off a few inches of the yarn) or a darning needle (to run said yarn through the stitches). But especially if it's the first mitt of the pair, doing it this way lets you try it on and make sure you're happy with how long you've made the mitt before you start the thumbs. I know I had a few pairs of mitts [...]
So let’s talk thumbs
I mentioned last time I had to be a bit more mellow than I normally am and embrace a little bit of chaos because of the long color changes on this yarn. The left and right mitts won't match exactly, and that's just ok. But...that doesn't mean I've totally embraced a go with the flow attitude. I still want to keep the thumbs as tidy and uniform as I can. That means doing a very tiny bit of math. So normally when I knit a mitt, I knit the wrist, then increase for the thumb, then knit up to the [...]
And some matching mitts…
As is traditional in these parts, I decided the hat was lonely and needed some friends. So I cast on some mitts to go with it. (This is the bit where I remind you that today is the last day to take 10% off the hat with the code SUGGEST...so if you're reading this the day it comes out, get on that if you want it on your needles, this is the time.) I'm having to be a little more mellow than I'm normally inclined to be and just sort of embrace the color changes. The left and right mitts won't match [...]
Compunction (plus giveaway)
Ok...moment of truth here...think about your stash. Do you have a skein of sock yarn you just know isn't going to become socks? I suspect you do, and I have a feeling Compunction might be just the thing to do with it! Now I want to be clear...just because a skein of sock yarn isn't destined to be socks doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it. In fact, quite the opposite. It could be too lovely to hide away in shoes, or too delicate to be subjected to the rigors of life as a sock. Or it could be something [...]
Two down
One mitt two mitt red mitt blue mitt (well...purple mitts, but we'll call that a fair interpretation of the text). And, just because it's how these things go around here, a hat sort of leapt on the needles. to go with it. [pextestim pex_attr_set="looking-for-this-pattern" pex_attr_autoplay="false"][/pextestim]
Matched
This is one of those tiny tiny things that likely matters to no one but me, but I deeply love how nicely these increases are mirrored. It's a tiny bit fiddly, and I'll have to explain it all in the pattern, but wow is it satisfying to the part of my brain that thrives on this sort of thing!
Clicking along
It's grown! First mitt is more or less sorted save for a thumb. And the second has leapt on the needles and gotten underway. And, as so often happens, the hat is being planned. Because I intend to wear these all the time, and I totally want to have a hat to match!
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