{"id":1508,"date":"2014-06-08T16:51:43","date_gmt":"2014-06-08T16:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annetarsia.com\/?p=1508"},"modified":"2014-06-09T21:16:08","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T21:16:08","slug":"craftsy-plaid-mitts-im-joining-the-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bartonriveryarn.com\/annetarsia\/2014\/06\/craftsy-plaid-mitts-im-joining-the-crowd\/","title":{"rendered":"Craftsy Plaid Mitts – I’m joining the crowd!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m in the mood to knit Annetarsia! How about you? The PDF for “Annetarsia Knits”<\/a> goes live on Monday, the Craftsy sale is bringing lots of new students to “Next Steps in Intarsia”<\/a> , and I want to knit along with everyone that I hope is picking up their colors and giving Annetarsia a whirl.<\/p>\n

I decided to cast on for the Plaid Mitts, from the Craftsy class.\u00a0 They are a nice, quick ITR project, and I could use some new mitts, for next winter.\u00a0 For the class projects I used Vanna’s choice, a very nice Lion Brand acrylic yarn.\u00a0 But some students were wondering if they could use wool, so I decided to make this set from Cascade 220, of which I have quite a large stash.\u00a0 The yarn for these mitts is left over from when I knit the Dizzy scarf for the book.\u00a0 So, when I wear them, they will coordinate well with the scarf, and remind me of Dizzy and the book.\u00a0 All good things!<\/p>\n

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My yarn gauge for Cascade 220 and size 8 needles is .78 (This will make more sense to you when you take the class or have the book).\u00a0 This gauge is slightly smaller than the yarn gauge for Vanna’s Choice, which was .84.\u00a0 This difference means that with the class yarn I needed more yarn to knit 100 sts, than I do with Cascade 220.\u00a0 But it isn’t a big difference, and when I re-did the calculations, the only yarn supplies I ended up changing were for B and C.\u00a0 Those yarn supplies went from 4 1\/4 yd to 4 yds each.\u00a0 Everything else stayed the same (remember that I always round up).<\/p>\n

I measured out the yarn supplies, and knit the cuff. I’m using the Magic loop method, and all of my yarn supplies are in butterflies, except the short bit of MC for the chart, which are loose strands.\u00a0 I measured all of the supplies for BOTH mitts.\u00a0 So, when the chart said 2 are needed, I cut 4.\u00a0 This way, I’m completely done with yarn prep, and can start knitting the second mitt as soon as the first is bound off.<\/p>\n

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Yarn supplies, from left to right, are A, B, C and D, with the MC small sections wound above them The cuff is knit, with the MC, on a 24″ circular needle, using Magic Loop method. I’m ready to knit Row 1 of the chart!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Don’t miss out on the Craftsy summer sale<\/a>, which is a great opportunity to load up on new classes.\u00a0 It ends today, so click on the link and get over there!\u00a0 Today is also the last day to pre-order the PDF of Annetarsia Knits at a reduced price.\u00a0 However, if anyone buys it later they will get it right away and not have to wait, which is pretty cool.\u00a0 The actual books will still be on pre-order until they are ready to be mailed, and I will let you know if I get any news.\u00a0 They haven’t sent me a postcard, haven’t called…what is up with that?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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