Mods

• Tubular cast-on. Pithy instructions (sz. med.): prov. c/o 43 sts; knit 4 rows; place prov. stitches on needle alternating with live stitches; start with round 2 of pattern (work 2 rnds in k1 tbl, p1 ribbing) before starting almond pattern.

Love
- I love that the pinky finger starts below the other fingers (gloves where all the fingers start together are so lame!) and that this awesome designer makes it possible to completely customize where you start and still maintain the beautiful stitch pattern. Awesome!

Challenges
- I ended up having to ignore the directions for beginning and ending rounds when picking up for fingers. I’m doing Magic Loop, maybe that’s why I got confused. It was no problem to figure out what to do, just could not figure out how to do what the pattern said.

Pro Tip
- I always pick up extra stitches to totally eliminate the holes formed at the bases of fingers and thumbs. Here’s how: insert pithy instructions