I tried no less than 3 times to make some fingerless mittens/mitts/wrist warmers for my mom for Christmas. She had mentioned that she wanted a pair and I thought I'd be able to just whip them up quick and not even need patten. This was not the case. It took me weeks of trying over and over to finally admit I had no idea what I was doing and just get the correct yarn and use a pattern. Psh.
And I'm so glad I did. I am happy with how they turned out. This pattern is Victoria Fingerless Mittens from Knitting Little Luxuries. I've had this book for several years, and love a lot of the patterns, but this is the first one I've actually tried. One weird thing I noticed is that all of the mittens and mitts in this book are knit flat and then seamed. For some reason I couldn't figure out how to just knit it in the round so I did it the hard way. Also, even though the pattern only called for one ball of yarn, and I got a ball that was more yardage than the pattern called for, and I had the correct gauge, I still ran out of yarn about 3/4 through the second mitten. Annoying. But it was all worth it.
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Those are so cute! And they just look perfect holding a coffee cup.
nice model hands and tree. I dig the mittens too.
ah! the cutest ever!
you are awesome, these turned out amazing! One day I want to learn how to knit, it's on my life list...along with sewing. One day i WILL figure those two out :) I love these photos! So pretty
I tried knitting a hat once that was flat and then I had to sew it together. It turned out pretty bad. Those are gorgeous. What kind of yarn did you use?
Thanks people!
Shauna, I can't find the ball band now! :( I know that it was 50% wool, 50% silk in DK weight.
Thanks again for making these for me. I wear them pretty much every day, and I get compliments all the time :). They are definitely making winter more bearable - pretty things have a way of making anything better!
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