I decided to start a little thing called “WIP Wednesday” where every couple of weeks (or at least every two wetrying to be realistic here!) I post a little something about the projects I’m working on, and how I feel about the pattern as I go along etc. First up….
Bella’s MittensThis pattern is all the rage (2062 projects started on Rav, and queued 3080 times!) thanks to the Twilight saga and is a replica of the mittens Bella wears in the movie. I am making them for my friend’s daughter for her birthday at the end of November. They are oversized, but I am not going to make them that large because she is a 13-year-old girl and I’m not sure if she will want to wear them if they are that big and bulky.
Mitt #1 is completed except for the thumb gusset. I have to re-do it because when I was trying not to make them too large, I made them too small! They are not going to fit her in the hand…but the arm portion is perfect. So I’m going to move on to Mitt #2 with a new plan – keep the same size needle for the arm, but go up a couple of needle sizes for the hand. If this works, I will rip back Mitt #1 and redo it. If not, I’ll just have to rip them both back and start from scratch. I have a bit of a deadline – I’m going to Colorado next week to see my friend and her daughters so I want them done then. This way I can have them wrapped up and given for her birthday at the end of November, saving postage!!
Close-up of the cable.
The yarn I’m using is Malabrigo Chunky in Black (the photo above doesn’t really show the black well.) This yarn knits up nicely, with a firm fabric at times.
