Comments on: Obsessed

By: kristen

kristen — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:45:21 +0000

Thanks for stopping by my blog! You’re right on the mark about the thumbs; you just increase a couple of times before putting the thumb sts on waste yarn, then rejoin the two sides and continue knitting the rest of the mitten. When you finish, go back and pick up the thumb sts from the waste yarn to do the thumb.

By: Veronica

Veronica — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 01:47:41 +0000

I have a pattern for felted mittens that I’ve made about 4 times. I’ll bring it to the next SNB and we can see if the overall idea is the same, even if the stitch count is different.

By: Roseann

Roseann — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:10:31 +0000

I think that is called an afterthought thumb. You knit the 9 stitches with scrap yarn and then slide them back onto the left needle and knit them again with your original yarn. Then, when it is time to knit the thumb, you carefully pick out that scrap yarn and put the stitches on 3 needles and maybe pick up an extra one or two to tighten things up as it might be a little loose. You are knitting Fair Isle quite beautifully! Hope the dentist went swimmingly.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:02:52 +0000

The mittens look great! I love fair isle too - and I always want to knit just one more row to see how the pattern develops. Sorry - can’t help you on the thumbs - I’ve only made one pair of mittens and can’t remember how I did them.

By: Sue Johnson

Sue Johnson — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:19:44 +0000

Opal, it seems everything you attempt to knit just comes out perfect. You are so gifted! I think the mittens look great, and I agree you’ll figure out the thumbs. I just started my first Bea Ellis hat yesterday, doing the lining. My first stranded, too. I agree that it is so much fun!
Sue