Fair Isle Knit Mitts
Bust your yarn stash and knit a pair of Fair Isle fingerless mitts! Knitwear designer Tanis Gray shows you how, without shaping, step by step. You’ll learn to work key techniques including…
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Bust your yarn stash and knit a pair of Fair Isle fingerless mitts! Knitwear designer Tanis Gray shows you how, without shaping, step by step. You’ll learn to work key techniques including afterthought thumb, Latvian braid, double-pointed knitting and more.
Casting On
Get started as Tanis goes over the materials you’ll need for your project. Then prepare your chart and discover the best way to cast on for circular knitting and get into the meat of the pattern.
Latvian Braid
The Latvian braid is a spectacular technique that adds visual interest with a 3D effect. Look at some examples, then see how to incorporate them into your colorwork.
Fair Isle Technique
Dive into Fair Isle as you explore the English, Continental and combination styles. Tanis explains the difference between “Fair Isle” and “colorwork,” shows how to avoid twisting your yarn, and shares her favorite way to trap floats.
Bind-Off & Afterthought Thumb
Start working the thumb as you explore the afterthought thumb technique (and how it’s different from a gusset). This is a simple technique that won’t break up or conflict with your colorwork pattern. After that, learn how to bind off purlwise.
Blocking & Finishing
Finally, complete your mitts by weaving in the ends and wet blocking. These small details are important and will help elevate your finished project.
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