After my first "serious" knit project (remember the
striped cotton cowl?) I decided to experiment knitting. So, after a cowl/scarf I knitted a pair of fingerless mittens.
Pattern:
Susie's Reading Mitts by Janelle Masters on Ravelry
Needles: 3.75 mm (US 5)
Yarn: Titan Wool Winner in grey (1 skein) + Titan Wool Zaffiro in white (for the motif)
It was my first try with double pointed needles and I have to admit it was quite a challenge at the beginning!
First of all, I did not have sock needles, I looked everywhere but I was not able to find it in any shop in my area (people in yarn shops told me they didn't keep them because nobody buys them anymore). Of course I could have ordered them online, but I wanted to start immediately (knit fever!). I was rummaging in the kitchen and casually found bamboo skewers... an idea popped in my mind and I turned three skewers in six double pointed needles.
Et voilà - my brand new bamboo needles! They are approx. 3.5 - 3.75 mm (US 5), just perfect for this project.
I added a snowflake motif just like
Lucia777, who was so kind to share the chart (thanks!!!).
They're very soft and warm, a bit too long than expected, but really nice to wear. Unfortunately my sister literally "stole" them from my knit basket ("
Did you knit these??? Gorgeous, I'll take them!")... well, I'll just knit another pair of mittens! I really like these patterns:
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