The hat and mittens to go with grandson Alex’s cable sweater are finished and wet-blocked. As I’ve been eager to get on with my spinning and weaving projects (and heaven knows when I can get to finish the languishing knitting patterns), I knit an easy cap - just 1 x 1 rib throughout, with a fold up cuff via a purl turning ridge.
For the mittens, I followed the easy Drops/Garnstudio ‘Warmhearted Mittens’ pattern, making adjustments for the gauge difference. As the mittens are in one color and knit with a singles yarn (Lanaloft Worsted), not stranded like both pairs of Evelyn’s mittens, I knit them snugly, for warmth and better wear.
I also changed the shaping at the tips, decreasing sts evenly around, instead of just at the sides. It is how I always shape sock toes, too, much preferring round toes to the side-shaped toes.
Onward!
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