mittens

This cable mitten pattern is also from 101 Designer One-Skein Wonders, pg. 140. I knit the pink ones last year, in bebe cotsoy (50% soy, 50% cotton) in 8" circumference and I knit the white ones last weekend in some leftover acrylic in 7" circumerference. The cuff is knit in a twisted rib pattern and the cable pattern is extended all the way to the fingertips.

I really really do not like synthetic fibers. That acrylic is gross. I mean, its SO cheap though, and I had a pattern for a shrug that called for it, so I tried it, but its so dense and almost sticky. I didn't save the label, but it came in a huge ball so I wanted to use up the rest so as not to waste it. Some of the Paton yarn i've used has some synthetic fibers blended in so they are not so bad, but I really do not like to buy the stuff.