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!
Bendy is better
So you know that line in a lot of mitt patterns where I tell you to set aside the thumb stitches on an extra needle or a bit of spare yarn? Well if you have the option, I really recommend the bit of spare yarn. Why? Because the yarn will be ever so much bendier than an extra needle would be. And if you try the mitt on (which you should folks, you really really should), the yarn will give you a much better idea of how it will fit than a stiff needle would. So yes, doing it that [...]
Tucked up with yarn
I don't know about you, but I'm happily spending more time than usual tucked up with some yarn and needles for a few days. And, not surprisingly, the cuff has grown. It's reached the point where it looks a little funny flat. No matter which side you're looking at. But if you whack it on a hand form, things improve dramatically! That's rather nice if I do say so myself. I think we're going to need a matching hat, don't you? It seems like the sort of thing that might come in handy (what with the looming January situation).
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