I've put the stitches from waste yarn back onto dpns. To pick up stitches on the other side of the thumb hole, I take a dpn and insert it into the right side of each stitch directly above the cast on edge. Sorry I couldn't get a better photo of this. Don't pick up the stitches too far above the cast on edge or you'll get too much bulk inside the thumb.
All the stitches are picked up EXCEPT for any stitches that are picked up on the sides of the hole.
Here I am picking up and knitting only one stitch along the edge of the thumb hole. The tendency is to pick up lots and lots of stitches near a hole but this always ends up looking bad even if you go ahead and decrease them on the next row. I prefer to pick up the minimal amount of stitches and deal with any looseness or holes by using my favorite reverse duplicate stitch on the inside of the mitten.
All done. Again the pattern is Chapter 5, Pattern 9 from Anna Zilboorg's out-of-print book Magnificent Mittens.
And a side view.
16 comments:
Gorgeous. Did you do a ribbing on the cuff?
Beautiful instructions Nanette!
Gorgeous pattern and beautiful colors, too! Thanks for the technique photos, too.
you always make such wonderful mittens!
Thank you for the excellent tutorial Nanette!
Beautiful mittens! (as usual)
I appreciate the narrative and pictures. Surprisingly, it's been tricky to figure out this thumb technique by using other sites, but your explanation gives me the confidence I needed to continue.
I absolutely LOVE those mittens although I am far to beginner to make them.
I thought you preferred sore thumbs, but this thumb fits you very nicely anyway. Great tutorial!
Yes Chris! There are 4 rows of K2P2ribbing at the cuff.
Thanks Maud!
Thanks Toni! I think the original colors Anna Zilboorg used were prettier but my stash is getting a bit low in certain colors.
Alyssa, thank you for your kind words.
Thanks Pat! You always inspire me in the mitten department.
Susan, I can't wait to see your first peasant thumbs!
Cinnamon, unfortunately the book the mitten pattern is from is out-of-print and terribly expensive.
Dawn, my husband will only wear gloves with sore thumbs but I'm a peasant thumb girl all the way. :)
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