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Still Working on Those Mittens

desiree — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:24:15 +0000

This is as far as I got on the new mittens before I decided to change the pattern again. After I made the blue and pink one, I felt that the mitten was too long and the thumb was too short. Plus I wanted to define the thumb gusset a little more using the contrasting color. So I drew out the whole thing on graph paper again.

Now I’ve decided that the stripe up the pinky side of my hand and the stripe above and below the thumb gusset is superfluous and distracts from the colorwork pattern. So this mitten is getting frogged. All 41 rows. At least there is only a minimal change to the pattern on paper.

Good thing I’m more of a process knitter than a product knitter!

CastleRock Mitten Pattern Update

desiree — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:20:58 +0000

These would be the new pattern for mittens I’ve been working on lately. They have a corrugated rib cuff and a gusset thumb. The graph for the colorwork pattern should be done soon and then everyone can make super cute mittens!

Stranded Knitting

desiree — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:01:31 +0000

I love the look of knitting with two colours. The way the patterns look and mixing the colours.

I never thought I could do it, but was inspired to try when I saw so many mitten patterns on ravelry. They were so cute!

First I knit someone elses pattern, to make sure I know how to knit a mitten the right way (I gave those ones to my sisters for xmas). Then I got out the graph paper to make my own patterns.

I’m halfway done my first sample mitten. And it will be a sample, because I only have enough yarn for one mitten!