Finished the Peekaboo mittens today, I’m going to wear them tomorrow so my hands don’t freeze.
Pattern: Peekaboo Mittens from February ‘07 Magknits
Yarn: Red Heart that’s been hanging out in the stash for a year now.
Modifications: Tons were made. I had perfect gauge and followed the pattern exactly. Truth was it was big, so either my hands are freakishly small or I just like tight fitting mittens so here were the changes I made. Cuff: CO 34. Then I did an extra 4 rows of stockinette before I started the thumb gusset. Thumb gusset: I did a K15 instead of the K18(22) in the pattern. And when instructed to repeat the previous 2 rounds… I only repeated once which gave me 7 stitches for the thumb. Base of hand: I placed the first marker 19 stitches into the round and did the rest according to the pattern. Finger opening: I didn’t repeat the ribbing 3 more times, I only did 2 because I liked it better that way. Mitten top: I repeated the decrease rounds 4 times more instead of the 5(6), and ended up with 14 stitches that I grafted together. Thumb: I picked up 6 stitches and followed the pattern through. For the left mitten I did the thumb gusset with the initial K15 (just like the right). Then for the base of the hand I did a K3 before the first pm and followed the rest of the pattern through.
It’s a great pattern. I’ll definitely make some more in the future.
Your mittens came out cute!!
I think you’re ready to make those mittens from your handspun!
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Hey, I’m so glad to see you made a pair of Peekaboos! I definitely intended the pattern to be easily modifiable to fit various hand sizes and finger lengths - it seems like you had no trouble at all, and that makes me happy! There’s a knitalong now, too, please join up if you like!
Cheers!
Very nice. Nice job!