A super quick flyby post! The little stripey mitts were well received this week, although it may have been more about having her picture taken!
They fit quite well, which I consider an achievement, as it was a total guess on my part!
Soecs:
Pattern: Basic Mittens Pattern from Ann Budd’s Knitters Handy Book of Patterns
Yarn: Rowan DK leftovers in Cypress and Geranium
Needles: 3.25mm DPNS.
Mods: A few. Obviously, I didn’t do a full mitten. I stopped so they’d be fingerless mitts. The pattern book gives the pattern for round numbers only. (5sts per inch, 6sts per inch, etc). I was working in DK, and my gauge was 5.5sts per inch. Miss P is kinda tiny tho, so I used the 2-3 years pattern at the 5sts per inch, and it came out a little bigger. Worked like a charm!
And it used up leftovers beautifully – maybe 20g total, and a couple of hours knitting time, max.
Would I do it again? Absolutely. I love this book, always have, it’s such a nifty resource for the basics, mittens, gloves, hats etc.
And they look so cute! (That face helps though!)
Just adorable! Great colours too.
She certainly seems happy enough and the mitts look like they have a bit of growing room!
Your model is so adorable! So are the mitts!
Nice mitts! Go you on the winging it thing! The colours look great together
Cute!
oh soooo cute! i love those basics kinds of books. you just cant go wrong. so nice to see your hand knits appreciated!
These are really cute as is the model 🙂
Love the colours together.
The mitts & the model look cute – great photos. Love the colors combination. Mitts are great gifts & quick to knit. In the last one, I have knitted 3 pairs.
She is just too adorable! The mittens are cute, too!