Ok, so you might be thinking, "Just fingerless mitts? That is inspirational?". Well, to me, a self-proclaimed novice knitter, yes, I do aspire to knit fingerless mitts. I love the cables running up and down these beautifully blue mitts. I recently taught myself to knit a cable via YouTube, but that is all I know how to do: knit a cable! I have no idea how to knit something with a cable in it, aka: I can't follow a pattern to save my life. And to boot, I have not yet mastered knitting with double pointed needles. I can knit with circulars,
maybe I need to learn the magic loop method?These "Blue Monday" fingerless mitts are from D'Oh!Mestic and if you click on this link, you can find the free pattern for them that I found on Knitting Pattern Central's Free Pattern Directory... I love that place.
Those are really nice! Magic Loop is definitely the way to go. I really liked knitting socks, mittens, etc. on DPNs. But once I tried Magic Loop, I haven't gone back. Just easier somehow. Maybe because the stitches are split in half and I can think in terms of back and front, or top and bottom.
ReplyDeleteI got Fiber Trends #2013 about the Magic Loop by Bev Galeskas as a LYS and it really helped me.
I'll have to look for that! I think I'll make it my goal this week: learn magic loop :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a great pattern. I've knitted a few pairs of cabled fingerless mitts on DPNs, and oh, it's such a pain. So many needles! I think I need to get on learning magic loop too!
ReplyDeleteDon't you love those mitts? So pretty...yeah, we'll have to make it our goal this week to learn magic loop.. I'll get on it tomorrow :)
ReplyDeleteThats defiantly one of my goals! Magic Loop!
ReplyDeleteI think it's not so difficult to knit with DPNs. You just need the right mindset and the basic idea in your head about knitting circular stuff. Eventually you will learn that the hardest part in knitting with DPNs is the cast on.
ReplyDeleteBut I really need to learn magic loop too! I really like to knit with DPNs because they look quite impressive at school, especially when you're knitting cables... but I should try new techniques too, even when I don't really need them :P
Yes, I have been told by countless people that DPNs are easy, but I guess it seems so intimidating to me!! I need to bite the bullet and learn so I can knit all the things I want to knit. It seems that all the patterns I love and want to knit call for DPNs.
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