Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Barista Mitts just need test knitting

With all this inclement weather, I've gotten quite a bit of knitting done.  It doesn't help that my husband has been working into the dawn hours and I feel obligated to stay up and knit with him to keep him company.  Ok - so that's just another excuse to knit all night!  I've received this big Ole box of Cascade 220 sport yarn and I'm now enthralled in all knits worked on size 5 needles. 

This Barista Mitt idea came from Lois at Allyn Knit shop (http://www.allynknitandspin.com) who had these fun coffee buttons and a new shipment of 220 sport.  My initial idea was to work the mitt exactly like the Northwest Button Band hat - moss stitch cuff and plain knit for the rest - but I got bored with plain knitting and the mitts don't fit quite as well.  You need some shaping to fit snug on the hand so I added a center cable and love it as is.  However, I am going one step farther and having my test knitter work the same mitts only with a variation of the cable.  This way, I can offer to cable styles.  I figure if you're going to charge for the pattern, you need to give lots of variations to make it worth its value.  I'd like to offer one other style with no cables for the beginner in mind as well.  We'll see. 


Do you like??

2 comments:

Knitting Nerds said...

LOVE... can't wait to make them :)

Elly said...

Yes, I like! A very pretty design.

- Eliana -

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