Pattern: Eunny Jang’s Endpaper Mitts
Yarn: Rowan 4-ply soft, in Fairy and Espresso
Needles: Knitpicks Nickel Plated DPNs in size 2.0mm (US0) and 3.0mm (US2)

Well, I’m glad they’re finished. The pattern was very easy, but kind of repetitive. I didn’t expect less, but just the same, I’m happy to be finished with them. They’re gorgeous to wear though…love the yarn! I learned the Italian Tubular cast-on as well as the tubular bind off (or kitchner rib bind off). The cast-on was ok – I think it would be easier on a longer, larger needle. Getting the hang of it was a bit tricky on this tiny needle, but in a search for a provisional cast-on for another project, found an easier way to do it after all. The second glove, despite all my best efforts and patience, was cast-on way too tight. I couldn’t be bothered to realise this at the time though. The GOOD thing about this cast on is that, given its provisional nature, I was able to fix the tightness by running a new piece of yarn through all the loops (tricky when it’s the same colour), and then snipping the too-tight yarn and pulling it out. (Just to be clear, even though this cast on CAN be provisional, it wasn’t in this case. I was just taking advantage of the fact.) The tubular cast-off is definitely interesting. I can see why people use it to cast off for toe-up socks. You DO have to keep your head in the game much more than for a normal kitchner stitch as there seem to be more steps involved, but once I got going I managed it as quickly as normal kitchner stitch.

I’d recommend these to others who want to try stranded colourwork – the pattern is very straightforward and easy to follow. The repetitive nature is good for learning to read charts. I did prefer my Bird in Hand mittens a bit more because of the changes in rows, but both have their merits. These were easier to work on since I didn’t have to rely on the charts, but the dynamic pattern of the mittens was more engaging.