Stripey Mitts

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!)