Wednesday, September 7, 2011

WIP Wednesday: Halloween Treatwarmers!!



I'm so excited!! Tami (of Candy Skein) has designed a special colorway for my Halloween pattern, Witch Warmers.* The colorway is called "Halloween Treats." Isn't it gorgeous?


Here's the start of a wristwarmer from the pattern, made up in this yummy yarn. The yarn is fingering weight, and the pattern calls for sportweight, so I figured out a couple of minor modifications to accommodate the skinnier yarn:

1. Use one size larger than the pattern's arm/leg/neck measurements call for. Your gauge swatch will come out to around 3" x 3" (8cm x 8cm) instead of 4" x 4" (10.5cm x 10.5 cm).

2. Bind off with a size 5 (3.75mm) needle--one size larger than the rest of the knitting.

*There is also a Witch Warmers in Crochet pattern, which I will work up with this yarn to get the modifications... stay tuned.

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10 comments:

  1. YAY, it looks great! I can't wait to see the finished product.

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  2. That yarn is so cool! Love how Hallowe'eny it is ;)

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  3. Lovely yarn! I still want to get this pattern in Crochet and make some... one of these days. :)

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  4. That yarn is gorgeous!

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  5. I love that yarn! Can wait to see them finished!

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  6. Loving the yarn...must take a closer look

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  7. That is fabulous! I can't wait to see how it progresses. :)

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  8. Tami kind of rocks. Doesn't she? Looking forward to seeing your project come together!

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  9. Tagging along with everyone else, I love that stuff!! It makes me want to make something for halloween!!

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