Lessons learned:
- Block the mittens together. I blocked the 1st mitten alone & a bit of the color bled. The second did not bleed, so there is a slight variance in color.
- Funky: it’s hard to put these mittens on after my coat is already on. There is something about the non-ribbed cuff that is awkward (hard to stuff under my jacket cuff). This might be made worse by the 8-row color “roll” I added to the cuff.
- Next time, alter the thumb gusset pattern so there is a column of “green” to divide the “white” lines. That means I’ll need to alter how I pickup stitches when knitting the thumb, but it’s very do able.
- I know why the designer did not continue the palm pattern exactly onto the inside of the thumb, but it certainly looks funky. My inner fussy finisher can’t stop thinking about another way to “solve” this.
- I think I like having one (not two) stitches of the contrast color dividing the front & back half. Two stitches are just too thick. (See Egyptian Mittens for a one stitch division.)
Things I’ve done
- I’ve felted the two mitten a wee bit to make them the same size & fit my hands (the 2nd was a wee bit bigger than the 1st)
- See how a column of green would help define the pattern against the side?
- Pattern from palm disjointed at transition to thumb back. On purpose so the thumb tip is balanced.
The finished product.
