Isidora

Knitting these mittens has made me realize my stranded knitting technique might still need some polishing. Blocking smoothened out some of the uneven knitting, but it's still obvious these are not exactly professional looking. However, I think there will be more colorwork in my near future, so I will be getting the much needed practice soon enough.

The Isidora pattern by SpillyJane was written for more colors, but I decided to knit all the flowers in one color, since I couldn't find a satisfying combination for more colorful mittens. Colors I had originally planned did not work out as a combination when I started working on them, so I had to make some last minute changes. Picking suitable colors for stranded knitting is still a bit of a challenge for me, but I'm quite happy with this final combination of Graf Ratz, Maus Jung and Meilenstein WD.

This was my first time doing stranded knitting with Wollmeise Pure. It was easier than some previous experiences with stranded knitting, but the crisp stitch definition doesn't exactly make it any easier to hide uneven tension!

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Scrappy Lengthwise Scarf

I like how this slip stitch scarf turned out, even though I didn't particularly enjoy knitting it. Maybe it was because slipping every other stitch means you're producing fabric at half the speed. It does produce a nice fabric, though. I used Cephalopod Yarns Skinny Bugga! in the colorway Montauk Monster, and The Uncommon Thread Lush Twist in the colorways Plata, Nimbostratus and Envy. And there was no weaving in of ends, because you can just use the ends as the fringe, which was a plus. To make the fringe fuller, I did add extra yarn to it, besides the ends. As an end product, I would like to have more scarves like this, but I'm not sure if I'll find the stamina for the endless slip stitch again.

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