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[november-echo]

Repost @espacetricot - this gorgeous new sock pattern just released by @mona_schmidt has shot to the top of my list for my #2017yearofthesock ! Blip Sox on Ravelry - love those chevrons! #socks #sockknitting #indiedesigner #monaschmidt #espacetricot #blipsox #knittersofinstagram #handmadesocks #knittingaddict #boxofsocks #operationsockdrawer http://ift.tt/2jfJkWE

[tortoiseshelly]

Project Update 3 - Embossed Leaves Fingerless Mitts

Based on the beautiful Embossed Leaves Socks pattern by Mona Schmidt (published in Interweave Knits, Winter 2005 and again in Favorite Socks: 25 Timeless Designs from Interweave), I knit the socks for my sister. Liking the design so much, I recently decided to use some stash yarn (Cherry Tree Hill supersock DK in Wild Cherry - 1 skein) to create some fingerless mitts.

I've only completed one mitt at this point, but will write up my modifications for the fingerless mitt pattern as soon as I cast on the second and take some notes. The basics, however, involve keeping the two-stranded tubular cast on and finding a tubular bind off to match. I used a twisted stitch ribbing for the cuffs and palm, knit two leaf pattern repeats for the top of the mitt, added a thumb gusset, and separated the pattern repeats from the palm stitching with small swath of purl stitches on each side of the mitt.