so this evening i was working away on my mitten. for those of you just tuning in, i'm making a pair of mittens for my 5-year-old cousin. i'm using the book "knit mittens!" by robin hansen and i'm working on the stop-and-go mittens (first pattern in the book).
i decided to measure my progress so far to see how much more i had to go before decreasing for the top of the mitten. the book says that the finished mitten length is supposed to be 7-1/2". what the...? is it me, or does that seem obscenely long for a 5-year-old's hand? heck, MY hand (from the heel of my hand to tip of middle finger) is 7-1/2" long. could this be a typo, ya think? or am i measuring totally wrong?
i'm not sure whether i ought to keep going until i reach the finished length as stated in the book, or just wing it and see what happens. this is just the "rough draft" mitten. luckily one of my "best good friends" has a 6 year old daughter who i could try the mitten on to see how it fits. i may see her tomorrow so maybe i'll try being patient until then :-)
in the meantime, if y'all have any more words of advice for a novice mitten knitter, please do le me know!
Hi, Eboni,
ReplyDeleteI am looking at the mitten pattern in The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns by Ann Budd. It is a basic mitten with ribbed cuff and stockinette body.
The pattern says the total length of the stockinette portion (smallest size) should be 3 INCHES (7.5 CENTIMETERS) long. Could this be the problem: that you are looking at the wrong line?
Hope this helps.
Toni
Hi, Eboni,
ReplyDeleteI am looking at the mitten pattern in The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns by Ann Budd. It is a basic mitten with ribbed cuff and stockinette body. The smallest size will have a finished circumference of 5.5".
The pattern says the total length of the stockinette portion for that size should be 3 inches/7.5 CENTIMETERS long. Could this be the problem: that you are looking at the wrong line?
Hope this helps.
Toni