10-01-2017

Love the owl. Really unhappy with how the rest of the mitten shapes itself. Don’t like the seam down the palm. The thumb is too big and (for my hand) starts too high. Don’t like the wrist shaping at all, it just bags around my hand.

11-01-2017

New attempt alterations:

Switched to Red Heart Soft in offwhite.

Left:
Start with 32 FDC as Row 1
Row 2, 3: alternate FPDC, DC around
Row 4-11: as written in pattern
Row 12: Split thumb out here - After Owl -- 5 DC, skip 14, 5 DC.
Row 13: As written, except split is complete, so after owl DC around.
Row 14-15 Continue as written
Row 16: Ss 6 st, SC around to last 6 st, Ch 12, join to first SC
Row 17: Ch 2 dc around, join.
Row 18: Continue with top of mitt as in pattern

Combination of the hdcs in lower mitt and dropping the thumb start down both combine together to make the pattern better sit around my thumb and palm. And I’m less worried about the glove being easily pulled or falling off my hand.
Note: Altered pattern also leaves opening to fold top back so fingers are usable… because motherhood.

Rt:
Start with 32 FDC as Row 1
Row 2, 3: alternate FPDC, DC around
Row 4-11: as written in pattern
Row 12: Split thumb out here - SC 5, skip 14, 5 DC, Owl Stitches, rest as DC
Row 13: As written, except split is complete, so other than owl DC around.
Row 14-15 Continue as written
Row 16: Ss 6 st, SC around to last 6 st, Ch 12, join to first SC
Row 17: Ch 2 dc around, join.
Row 18: Continue with top of mitt as in pattern

Reattach at start of ch 12 (upper portion of mitten opening, ch 2, HDC 11 x, ss to outer portion of mitten, chain 1, HDC across bottom, ss into mitten side tucked under, ch 1 , ss into top of ch2, fasten off, leave tail and use tail to fasten to edge of mitten.

Pattern Note:

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