Last week I wrote about how unhappy I was with the crummy sewing job I did on the liners. So I decided to hand sew them by back stitching. The result was much better although it was time consuming.
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By the time I got to this stage in the game I was feeling pretty proud of myself until I tried the mitts on. Now these are for my daughter who has thinner hands than me, but even for her the fingers felt a little snug. I’m not sure why this happened because initial fittings were fine. The fingers felt good. Whatever happened, error on my part or knitting gremlins, I had to figure out something.
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I went from fingers in the mitts to no fingers.
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Just as in life, knitting doesn’t always go the way you thought. Hopefully everything turns out though.
Overall I’m happy with the final project. A few things of note for the next pair of lined, flap mittens I make:
- While still knitting with a tighter gauge make the mitts a little big to accommodate for the liner
- Make the liner pattern with a larger seam allowance – half an inch
- Add stitches if needed to create larger fingers or don’t make fingers at all
Merry Christmas, happy knitting and I’ll see you next year!