{"id":235,"date":"2007-02-12T07:47:09","date_gmt":"2007-02-12T07:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twillpower.com\/?p=235"},"modified":"2014-03-25T13:26:20","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T18:26:20","slug":"mittens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=235","title":{"rendered":"Mittens!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I’ve always wanted to try to knit mittens, so I bought yet another skein of Lion’s Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick and gave it a shot. I tried this pattern<\/a>\u00a0which uses the blue loom and knits the mitten in one piece, thumb\u00a0included. The only sewing is the top and the sides of the thumb. I chose the flat stitch so the mitten wouldn’t be loose, and I think they ended up okay. Not great, because I changed the top of the mitten. The pattern called for a gathered top, like a hat, but I decided to do decreases and stitch the top like a flat panel.<\/p>\n

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Did it work? Yes and no. For one thing, using the flat stitch made me have to guess the number of rows–I needed more than the pattern called for because the flat stitch is so tight. Also,\u00a0I have a lot to learn about decreasing because the mittens look a little off on the top, plus my stitching is bumpy. They work, though, and I was able to toss snowballs for my dog to chase while my hands stayed warm. These would be even better if I could line them with flannel, but until then,\u00a0they’re just\u00a0fine.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

My other cat, the one who doesn’t bother me when I knit unlike this one<\/a>, just had to take a look. I think she was impressed. I can always tell when she likes something because she lies down on it, and that’s just what she did.<\/p>\n

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