Of the two mitten projects I've finished most recently, I've already lost mates for both somehow. I know, I know - it's quite the talent. The first pair of mittens were knit back in October for the Great Northern KAL - click here for a refresher if you missed this one . The second pair I finished earlier this month and didn't get a chance to share a proper photograph here on the blog... in fact, they didn't even get blocked before I started using them and promptly lost one of the pair. All I have to prove that the knitting is done is this photo from Instagram : If those mittens look a little strange, it's because I used this pattern to keep the index finger free from the rest of the fingers, switching to Silverspun yarn for the tips of the thumbs and index fingers. The idea was that I could wear them when playing Pokemon Go in colder temperatures, an idea that wold have been AMAZING if I hadn't already lost its mate! So, now I hav...
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