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gpliska — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:15:09 GMT

This is not a pattern to make the flat mitten base it is a tutorial on french knot embellishment. Without the mitten pattern what do you embellish. I was very disappointed as I wanted to try to make and embellish the mittens.

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rodeoknits — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:04:15 GMT

I knit mittens at a much smaller gauge than the yarn calls for, much like socks. They wear better and are warmer. For example, on worsted weight yarns, I won't knit with a needle larger than a US 5 or US 6. This also seems to slow pilling.

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jennknitting — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:45:13 GMT

lately i've been doing fingerless gloves as gifts! they are super cute, and allow your fingers to still be nimble - this year i did matching sets of gloves + headbands for me and my sister, and last year did gloves + a hat for my aunt! maybe this year, my friends will get some mittens with ruffles on the end like the thrills ones above!

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RachelK@18 — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:07:28 GMT

I make my mittens a little big and wear thin glove liners underneath. That way if I need to take my mitten off for any reason, like to use the door key, then my hands stay warm.

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Tishy — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:33:38 GMT

My great aunt would knit my seven brothers and sisters and I mittens every year since we could stand in snow. Granted, she lived in a retirement community in New England and would start as soon as she sent off the box of finished mittens at Christmas time, but they are treasured and as durable as the day they were constructed.

When one of my younger sisters and I were traveling with my dad and two of our brothers one summer, we had the pleasure of making a stop off at Great Aunt Francis' apartment to witness her knitting for the coming year. Wow, is all I could say. She gave me an appreciation for needle work that I tucked away to use today. I am SO ready to make the Norwegian mittens with skulls for my son for this winter.

I would like to continue the tradition of mittens, however, with a new twist on styling and design. Can't wait to get started!

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KimP@25 — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:23:32 GMT

Ooh how pretty, I

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TerriG@11 — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:22:08 GMT

What a fantastic give away! I love to knit mittens!

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Jenness — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:07:09 GMT

These are adorable! When starting cuffs I like to cast on with two needles using the provisional leaving an extra long tail. I knit in the tail in with the entire first row. This makes it aa bit more decorative and stretchy and I don't have to weave in the ends. I just nestle the tail under an underside stitch or two and snip.

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EloiseW — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:40:00 GMT

I would love to win already knitted mittens. Last year I knit a pair for my SIL and she said they were both right handed. The pattern said to knit 2 alike. I don't know what I did wrong. Or maybe it is her hands. ;)

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Glennis — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:40:38 GMT

I knit a lot of mitts. Mostly mohair and wool and thrummed with mohair. Keeps my family warm.

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roth.ej@earthlink.net — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:29:37 GMT

I've not tried knitting mittens yet, but I'd love to give it a go. If I were knitting for a small child I think I would try making a batch of "mix and match" mittens...6 or more mittens in patterns and colors that all coordinate. That way the child would always have a pair available.

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OzKnitter — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:40:50 GMT

You need more than one pair of mittens to make it through winter. I have a "fingering" weight pair and a "worsted" weight pair. The temperature determines which pair I wear.

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archercrafts — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:29:19 GMT

I love knitting mittens!! Actually I am planning on knitting a pair for each family member this year for Christmas. The one thing I have learned, especially when making them for children, is to use superwash wool or another fiber that doesn't felt. Learned that the hard way when my son used my mittens to play in the snow and the mittens felted down to the size of his hands. Live and learn.

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takejoy — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:07:58 GMT

I love making mittens and fingerless gloves. My tip would be to always make the cuff longer. Mittens are playful and fun and yes I knit a lot of socks and find mittens much easier!

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CapeCodPurls — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:05:00 GMT

LOVE mittens! what fun to mix up colors and designs in a quick project! Very gratifying making and also seeing the face of the recipient when they open the package. SMILE!!