So listen… I can’t verify the two hour claim. I made these a couple of times when I was still new to knitting so my speed wasn’t what it is now. I can verify that it’s a great free pattern – with one correction, unless I’ve been misunderstanding the pattern. The palm section is a row of knits, row of purls, and then knits again. But the increase row directly after is also a knit row, which would leave a ridge that doesn’t appear in the picture of the finished mitts. So switch ‘k’s for ‘p’s from the thumb increase section onwards if you make them.
You will note that I also had yet to learn how to seam properly. I didn’t learn mattress stitch until last year! This was my first step into colour work – I recall wanting to do zig zags but not knowing how (and deciding against Googling it, evidently). And the first time I put stitches on hold during a project.
One of my friends has always liked teal. She was teal, and I was purple. We have Le Creuset teapots that we bought each other, in our respective colours. So when I was looking for a new project in my early fervour (which hasn’t abated), I was drawn to some teal yarn, along with grey, probably in the pound shop.
The pattern calls for worsted but I made it in DK, which worked really well for my skinny wrists but was a wee bit tight on the thumb, so take note. I just didn’t look at suggested yarn in the early days?? I didn’t get it at all. But it worked out well on this occasion. Might have been a bit smaller if I’d done a proper seam I guess?
I also look to have extended the cuff considerably. The pattern suggests three inches but this looks like four or five – I like a nice long glove, it’s like a hug for your arm. The pattern doesn’t give expected yardage but it’s only a little project, and good for odds and ends if you do stripes!
I’d love to hear if anyone has made these and timed the process. I keep planning to make another set and not quite getting round it… I’m not inspired to add it in to the queue but it’s nice to know it’s there if I need a quick gift knit.
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