I have knitted fingerless mittens before but not proper mittens. So I was a little hesitant when Lynette asked for mittens. She has a pair of fingerless mittens but now she wants one to cover all her fingers & she was them in her favorite Harry Potter Slytherin colors.
So this means that I not only have to knit mittens but have to knit them in stripes - both techniques that I have not tried. I did not agree to it & spend a couple of weeks thinking about them & of course, searching through Ravelry for ideas. At last, I decided to take the plunge & using this pattern as a template, I cast on & did it !
The mittens turned out great but I had to rip it out twice - once as I did not do a good job of joining the 2 colors & the joins were a little lumpy & another time as the sizing was not right. I had to make some modifications to the pattern to get the sizing correct.
They fitted her perfectly & she loves the colors. Lynette found the yarn from my stash, in fact they are leftovers. The silver is Bendigo Luxury 8 ply (Ghost) & the green is Fleece Artist Trail Socks (I used 2 strands together). I knitted the mittens with 4.5 mm dpns.
Actually these mittens are quite easy to knit & also knits up really fast. The pattern is great as a guide but you will have to make adjustments for a better fit. Knitting in stripes in the round is a first time for me but I am glad I gave it a try. The join where the colors changes look great & it not really difficult to achieve that.
Now that I have overcame this, maybe I should try mittens with fingers or fair isle mittens ?????
10 comments:
Fair isle mittens are fun! You should definitely give them a go!
Great HP mittens and well done on tackling new skills so well!!! I am thinking of knitting some complicated mittens with dogs on them. We'll see!!!
oh yes try fair isle! Great fun. Thanks for the link to that pattern. I think I'll find it useful. Love the reverse striping!
Hehehe. I've also never knitted proper mittens before. I've tried a few pair of fingerless mittens but that's it!! Maybe I should try this pattern one day :)
I cannot believe those are your first mittens, they are perfect!!! The stripes turned out beautifully, I see some Fair Isle in your future! Will there be mitten patterns in addition to all your lovely sock patterns? If so, I think Knitty would like to feature them, you are a brilliant designer, which I know as I am quite enjoying my comfy Fields of Clover socks today.
Fantastic, Ann, they look marvellous! I love those striped colours - not just plain colour stripes but the sock yarn adds that little bit of extra interest - lovely!
Wonderful to learn a new skill, another feather in your cap. Lynette's a very lucky girlie to have such a talented Mama!
Those mittens are fabulous! I love the stripes. I've never knitted mittens before, but you're inspiring me to try.
Love the mittens! The Harry Potter color striping is great.
I so love that the striping is reversed between mittens! These look great!
Fair-isle for sure!
Fun mittens! I've been planning a bit of a mitten marathon myself!
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