Hermione mittens

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Pattern: Hermione mittens by atypically.knit
Yarn: Jaeger Shetland Aran #037
Yardage: Approximately 1 skein (100g)
Yarn Source: eBay – Janette’s Rare Yarns
Needles: Boye Balene double pointed needles size 4
Gauge: 5.5 sts/inch
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These mittens were nice to knit, I did learn a lot of things – how to make bobbles (I don’t really like them, they don’t seem very elegant and there are small holes on either side of them which makes me think that cold air will rush in) – how to make a single cable, which I do like and I did with a cable needle, although I do know a method exists to cable without a needle. I don’t really like the weird side cables that run straight up and down the sides of the mitten, they don’t look very attractive they just seem to take up space. Can you see the dog hair embedded into the knitting?
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Also, where I picked up the sitches for the thumb, it looks kind of bad. I’ll have to figure out another way of doing this..flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }

The back of the mittens, you can see that my tension is not incredibly consistent, even after I blocked these mittens, but I think it will improve upon practice. These mittens are going to Afghans for Afghans, I hope someone will like them!