Cornflower Mitts and Neckwarmer

I should have blogged about this ages ago, but I just found out that my sister-in-law received her birthday gift.



First, a pair of fingerless mitts. These are the Cornflower Mitts from the Holiday 2006 issue of Interweave Knits. I'm not sure I'd knit this pattern again. The mitts came out fine, but I went down a needle size and they were still big on me. Luckily, my sister-in-law has larger hands than I do. I am not a loose knitter, so it may be the pattern. I also changed the bindoff from a ribbed to a regular bindoff, as the ribbed bindoff was just too loose.



I am much happier with the neckwarmer. Yes, once again that's Sarah Beckman's Mock-Cable Neckwarmer. I just love the buttons!

Yarn
Berroco Comfort in Cornflower

Needles
Size 7, 4.5 mm

Patterns
Cornflower Mitts
Interweave Knits Holiday 2006
Mock-Cable Neckwarmer

Moor Mitts

I finally sent these off to my Outlandish Swap spoilee, Senga. I started knitting them and then halfway through the first mitt remembered that she lives in Arizona, and alpaca mitts might not be the most useful thing. Oops. Perhaps she can wear them to Scotland if her travels ever take her there.



I absolutely LOVE the buttons. I bought two cards so that I have some for myself.



Yarn
Berroco Ultra Alpaca in Light Gray

Needles
Size 6, 4.0 mm

Pattern
Juniper Mitts by Jennifer Adams

Michigan Morning Mitts

It's finally getting cold enough to wear knitted goods. I'm so excited!



I love these little mitts. I've worn them twice now, once for a country drive/pumpking patch outing, and once to a bonfire. They've kept my hands perfectly warm both times. The pattern is a simple K2P1 rib. This was my first attempt at a thumb gusset rather than just a hole for the thumb, and I think I did a pretty good job. The yarn is Australian merino, so very soft. And it's superwash!



Yarn
Filtes King Extra Stampato in colorway 8015

Needles
Size 7, 4.5 mm

Pattern
Maine Morning Mitts by Clara Parkes
The Knitter's Book of Yarn by Clara Parkes