Some more Invisible Loom projects. Two pairs of Little Kitty Mitts, and one Hot Buttered Rum Hat. I used my Bufanda 44 peg (it has either 22 or 44, you can add pegs, so with 44 pegs it’s 3/8″ spacing, I used 30 pegs) for both sets of mitts. I made the yellow set for my roommate, and the teal glitter set for myself, maybe a gift for someone, was just using up yarn. I love these mitts, they go by so fast, so easy to make, and they look so nice. These are made horizontally and the side is seamed together after casting off.
The hat, as we call it in Canada, the toque, is cabled. It’s made horizontally on the loom in short rows, not in a circle. You make 4-5 (I used 5) wedges and then cast it off and seam together. I used 28 pegs of my 51 peg CinDwood loom, with 1/2″ spacing. The pattern calls for 5/8″ spacing (so say, your generic Knifty Knitter or Loops n’ Threads loom) so I made an extra wedge and made the large version of the pattern. It fits me fine, but if I were making it for anyone bigger than me, I’d add more to the top and bottom, make it higher, and add another wedge. I just found it impossible to cable on the 5/8″ spaced looms.
There is a new “Kitchener bind-off” method that I’m going to attempt tomorrow on a hat. The yarn I used for this hat is called “Bubbly” and the yarn goes from thin to thick and back and forth. Kinda annoying, but it looks cute. It does make the cables look a little messy, though. Here’s some pics.
