But the mittens were just too narrow for Phoebe's hands. I was keeping the yarn tight as I knit to make the mittens more windproof, but alas, the mittens had little stretch for her hands and she fussed a lot when I tried to jam her fingers beyond the cuffs. If this was a sewing project, I could fix it any number of ways, but I was truly stumped and sad because I thought all my time had been in vain and the mittens would have to go (where? who could appreciate my hours of labor and also knew a narrow-handed baby? ) and my baby would still have bare hands.
Fortunately, global warming kept the weather on my side as I walked the kids back and forth to school little or no wraps and suddenly, in walking, I hit upon a solution!
I steeked the mittens.
It was staggering to just cut them apart, but I did it because what did I have to lose? I cut off the narrow stockinette tops and then I used my sewing machine to zig-zag the scarily loose edges of the ribbed cuffs. I attached new mittens made from a fuschia felted wool sweater. It worked! I was elated.
Phoebe wore her mittens on the chilly walk to school this morning, Success! Also, I really enjoyed knitting the i-cord that keeps the pair together.
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I made a pair of mitts like those for my daughter. I think she wore them once or twice but she never left them on!!! http://lovetocrochetandknit.blogspot.com/2009/11/fo-friday.html
(That little hat in the picture is one of my favorite knits I made for her! That she did wear and it stayed on wonderfully!)
Glad you came up with a solution for a project that wasn't working. I wouldn't have thought of that.
Glad that the experience hasn't put you off knitting!
You are so cleaver and I love you.
Good save - like you said, what could you lose? And now Phoebe can wiggle her fingers to her heart's content :)
Clever solution, they look great.
Sometimes bravery is required in crafting.
You fixed! Hooray! I love when I can pull that off. And you taught me a new word--steek. Excellent all around.
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