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Project info
Little Mittens
Cruiser by Cailyn Meyer
Knitting
Willow
Small, with fingering weight, to make a child size
Needle and yarn
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
Flagstaff Alpacas and Doe Arnot 4ply Alpaca and Silk
380 yards in stash
0.2 skeins = 76.0 yards (69.5 meters), 20 grams
Hand dyed: Royal Purple
Purple
Notes

Willow requested I make her a pair of these mittens after she saw me knit one as a show sample.

I used the small pattern size with fingering weight yarn on US 4 needles (US 3 for ribbing) and got just the right size for her. I changed the thumb to a basic gusseted thumb for better fit.

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Finished
April 17 2014
April 19 2014
 
About this pattern
Cruiser
by Cailyn Meyer
from The Daily Skein
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About this yarn
4ply Alpaca and Silk
by Flagstaff Alpacas and Doe Arnot
Fingering / 4 ply
80% Alpaca, 20% Silk
380 yards / 100 grams
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6 projects, stashed 3 times
  • Project created: April 21, 2014
  • Finished: May 2, 2014
  • Updated: June 7, 2014