So… I gave up on the first mitten – the yarn was too thin and I got dispirited with my ladders.. ;) Gave up on dpns and went back to the teeny tiny Japanese circs I got from Purl.. This and some thicker wool = much better :) What was weird though is it made...

Started to make a mitten using some more of the pink alpaca and also some schoeller & stahl self striping yarn I got at the K&S show.. I remember now why I’ve never tried socks… ladders! I’ve tried all the ways to avoid them; knitting the last and first stitch on each needle tighter than...

A free pattern from KnitPixie (now KPixie for legal schmegal reasons…). Am hoping this is the answer to all my mitten questions!