Knit mitts : your hand-y guide to knitting mittens & gloves / Kate Atherley.
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- Knit mitts : your handy guide to knitting mittens & gloves
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The Perfect Fit is at Your Fingertips!
Why settle for boring store bought mittens and cold fingers, when you could knit the warmest, best fitting pair yourself? With Knit Mitts as your guide, you'll have the comprehensive information you need to create snug, warm, and practical mittens and gloves--right in the palm of your hand.
Inside, knitting expert Kate Atherley offers solutions to common problem areas- stretchy cast-ons for cuffs, fixes for thumb gaps, tricks for working the tiny circumference of glove fingers. She also addresses yarn choices and knitting techniques for easy care and maximum warmth. Through basic mitten and glove recipes, Kate explains how to measure a hand, assess your yarn selection and gauge, and ultimately customize patterns-including the 10 gorgeous ones inside--to make the best fitting mitts for you and your loved ones. Because the very best mitts are knit to fit!
Includes index.
Introduction : why fit matters & how to use this book -- Hand size & mitten fit -- Yarns & warmth -- Making mittens & gloves -- The basic patterns -- Accessories & design customizations -- Patterns -- Abbreviations -- Stitch glossary -- Bibliography and references -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Knitting expert, Kate Atherley explains how to measure a hand, assess your yarn selection and gauge, and ultimately customize patterns including the 10 gorgeous ones inside to make the best fitting mitts for you and your loved ones.