The Crafty Bits: Pirate Mitts

Hate is a very strong word. In that spirit I detested making these damn gloves. A fine distinction to be sure, but it seems rather unjust to say I hated them. Mostly because I'm not sure if my dislike is because of the technique or the fact that I took the pattern and then thoroughly disregarded it.


In this case the pattern was originally for mittens...which I lopped off into fingerless gloves...and a wool yarn...which I substituted with a silkier cotton/beech wood yarn [a bad idea] and finally [because I enjoy pain] I completely redesigned the motif. And while none of that on its own is too Earth shattering, there is the simple fact that I have never done color-work before. Two-strand or other...I was a complete and total novice. The tally of all these things is pretty much mind bendingly bad knitting.



I will admit I swore, frequently and with force...to the point that both husband and dog would vacate to the basement when they saw the black and white balls and DPNs come out from their hiding place. But in the end they got done...both gloves, one for each hand and I have never been happier to cast something off.



Despite the lingering dislike, I am proud of myself. The gloves are pretty awesome [skull and cross-bones!?! what's not to love?], they fit Tim's rather enormous hands and I learned the technique for two strands on one hand...not at all a small accomplishment. Hopefully if I ever do this again there will be far less cussing.

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Yarn: Knit Picks Shine Sport Weight, colors since discontinued.
Needles: #3 DPNs
Pattern: Hello Yarn's Pirate Mittens