The Knitting Fiend

The mitten is the right size!

I almost can’t believe it. Last night it was huge!

This one fit with just a little extra space. I figure fabric has less stretch after it felts, so I charted these one size larger than my raspberry ones. Also, felted fabric is more wind-proof, so I thought these might make nice “over mittens”. That’s another reason to make them one size larger.

I plan to wear them over my rapberry ones on very windy days.

After I tried the mitten on, I decided that it would be nicer if the thumb were wider when mittens are felted. So I added a choice to the generator for these mittens. Now, if you pick “felted or lined”, it makes the thumb 2 stitches wider. I’m going to go back and add this option to the other generators.

Today, I’m going to make the second mitten!