mittens in progress

[afuna]

About a third of the way through my first mitten :D It's a bit scary; I'm just about approaching the point where I'd stop if it were a fingerless glove. So far it's been pretty similar though.

I need to see if I can find some soft wire to use as a stitch holder. That way, I wouldn't need to dig out a tapestry needle in order to thread scrap yarn through the stitches to be held. And I think (though I haven't tried) that it might be easier to transfer the stitches from wire back to a knitting needle, rather than from a soft yarn -- plus you can scrunch it out of the way while knitting the rest of the mitten.

The wire ties that you can find for bread or to organize cables almost work but I'm a bit nervous that the flat edges will rub against the yarn, weakening it. So, next thing to do is to find some spare wire somewhere *handwave*

Comments

[synecdochic]

I generally use another circular needle! ...we have a lot of circular needles. :)

[afuna]

Hee, I did that once! (I nearly poked an eye out *rueful* I was knitting and the one end of the stitch holder needle poked into my eyelashes -- not with any force but I am not risking it again *G*)

[yvi]

I use big safety pins.

[sporky_rat]

I stick with a loop of yarn, honestly. I end up squishing my projects into bags so the yarn works better for me.

I also don't lose them when I'm not using them?

PICTURES.

[afuna]

Hee I will once I have finished both and they're blocked! Right now I just have the left mitten and its embarrassingly lumpy ahaha.

[knittingdaisy]

Yay knitting! That's a good idea - I hate picking up from yarn. Usually I use a circ too, but one with a long enough cord that there is no danger of eye-poking. I will have to try it! What pattern are your mittens?

[afuna]

I am doing Magic Mirror :-D

[knittingdaisy]

Ooooooh, that pattern is gorgeous! I hope you do post pictures when they are done - I'd love to see them:)

[afuna]

*salutes* I have finished one \o/ But it looks lonely without its partner, so I guess I should finish that first *g*