Fingerless Mitts

It was one of those days where I just needed to knit something quickly. I have a sweater on hold, I wanted to take a step back from the MHK program for a minute, and I wanted to be able to create something someone could use. Now.

I have had a bunch of Manos del Uruguay in my stash and have been looking at fingerless mitt patterns. They all look pretty easy, and I thought it would be fun to just zip some out before going home to Pittsburgh for my nephew's first birthday this weekend. I thought maybe my sister could use them (I would make them for myself, but my fingers are always cold... I would never use them).

I found a great pattern in Ravelry for some mitts that are knit flat. I did a gauge swatch and decided to go up a needle size from the one suggested in the pattern. The patterns calls for a M1 increase, but doesn't really clarify which M1 to use. I opted for an M1 using strand between the stitches. I think because they're mitts I would use a bar increase for future sets of these mitts so the increases would add some texture and be a bit less loose.

At the time of writing this, I've finished one mitt and will be casting on the second mitt today. I'll have time to finish them before I see my sister in Pittsburgh. The first one only took about 2.5 hours to knit, so I have plenty of time to bang out another one.

Hmmmm. It's good to feel productive. I'm hoping she likes them. Even if she doesn't, I'm sure she'll be kind and pretend.