04-05-2023

first pair finished 4/4 (dk weight), started in the middle of the fingering weight pair and then got carried away.. picture later

04-09-2023

Decided to redo the green thumb on the DK weight because it was too tight. I added some short rows on the knuckle.

(I’m procrastinating kitchener stitch on the fingering pair….)

Edit: Turns out kitchener in garter is WAY EASIER than stockinette -- https://www.knitpicks.com/learning-center/learn-to-knit/g...

04-12-2023

I ended up taking out and redoing the thumb on the fingering pair as well, and will alter any future pairs I make. My thumb knuckle at least really needs a gusset or these fit super strange. See https://www.interweave.com/article/knitting/mitten-anatom... for anatomy concepts.

What I recommend instead is:
Provisional cast on right before the swirl, 1-2 rows of knitting stockinette in the round at the max width number of stitches (I think 24?), then proceed from step 5 onward.

At the end, pick back up from provisional cast-on to knit upward. You can still do rib if you want but I preferred garter or stockinette myself. Do short rows around the starting point (middle of knuckle), leaving 1-2 stitches untouched right at the thumb/forefinger crease. I ended this pair with 4 (8) short rows done across 8, 10, 12, and 14 of the 18 stitches.

04-17-2023

In the end I really love how these turned out and I’ll be making at least one more pair, with the remaining yarn from the fingering ball. This’ll probably be a go-to pattern for me for weird variegated yarns I bought with no plan except to marvel at the dye job. I made a heavily modded version for myself to use in future, supporting multi weights, etc. Very challenging little project, in a good way.