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Little Mittens
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Finished
April 17, 2014
April 19, 2014

Little Mittens

Project info
Cruiser by Cailyn Meyer
Knitting
Hands → Mittens
Willow
Small, with fingering weight, to make a child size
Needles & yarn
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
Flagstaff Alpacas and Doe Arnot 4ply Alpaca and Silk
none left 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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April 17, 2014
April 19, 2014
 
About this pattern
Cruiser
by Cailyn Meyer
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About this yarn
4ply Alpaca and Silk
by Flagstaff Alpacas and Doe Arnot
Fingering
80% Alpaca, 20% Silk
380 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: April 21, 2014
  • Finished: May 2, 2014
  • Updated: June 13, 2015