placement is key.
in trying to make these
mountain colors hand-painted mitts
simple enough that i could work them without a pattern
(after i’d gotten through two or three pair to learn the way),
i find that just where all the bits go matters so very much.
i started with one cable.
that left a big,
awkward swath of
reverse stockinette
at the base of the thumb.
no good.
without reworking the rest,
i tried a second cable
at the base of the thumb,
but then it seemed
to rise up out of nothing and
i didn’t like it a bit.
there aren’t that many
stitches
to work with here
so i figure
every time i knit them wrong,
i’m getting closer
to the few options left
of where they
really do belong.
slow but steady wins
the race.