Indie Design GAL 2017: Top 10 knits for hands

One of the key features of the Indie Design GAL* is the knit and crochet along, which is broken up into 8 categories (head, hands, feet, baby, garments, shawls, neck and other).

Over the course of this week, I'm going to share my favourite patterns in each of the categories. Yesterday I shared my favourite hat patterns, today it's knits for hands.

1. My Rainbow Heart by Stephanie Lotven

Image copyright Stephanie Lotven

2. Sun Dial by Becky Herrick

Image copyright BeckyinVT

3. Tolkowsky Mitts by Maddie Harvey

Image copyright Maddie Harvey

4. Mirri Mitts by Ambah O'Brien

Image copyright Ambah O'Brien

5. Farmhouse Mitts by Sarah Cooke

Image copyright Sarah Cooke

6. Songbird Mittens by Erica Heusser

Image copyright Erica Heusser

7. Twisty Passages by Helen Gipson

Image copyright Helen Gipson

8. Whither Mitts by Lori Law

Image copyright Oceanwind Knits

9. Punkrocker Mitts by The Restless Knitter

Image copyright Nichole Lubcke

10. Telephone Poles by Sarah Schira

Image copyright Sarah Schira

All the patterns featured in the post are included in the Indie GAL sale: use the code giftalong2017 to get 25% off. Code expires 11.59pm EST Tuesday 28th November 2017.

I've put together a bundle of my favourite GAL sale patterns. If you'd like to take a look, you can find it here.

Are you joining in the GAL? What are you planning on knitting?

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New design: Scheurich hat and mitts set

Yesterday I showed you the Mr Bump and Little Miss Naughty jumpers that I designed for issue 79 of Knit Now magazine. Today I'm sharing the other pattern set I have in the issue: my Scheurich hat and mitts set.

The set is directly inspired by the onion motif used in Scheurich Keramik pottery. As soon as I saw the pottery, which features highly textured smoothly curved lines that look a little like the layers in an onion, I knew I had to replicate the curves in knitting.

The hat and mitts are both knitted in the round from the bottom up, starting with a 2 x 2 rib cuff and a ribbed-cable panel that starts in the ribbing and continues along the length of the item, on a stocking stitch base.

At the top of the hat, the cable reduces in size, and continues right up into the crown. The mitts have a plain thumb gusset that is worked at the same time as the rest of the mitt, and the thumbs are finished with 2 x 2 ribbing.

Each item comes in three sizes, so you should be able to find a size that fits you perfectly.

The set is knitted in Yarn Stories Fine Merino DK,* which comes in a variety of solid colours. If you fancied making a really special version of the set, I would suggest using a semi-solid such as The Yarn Collective Bloomsbury DK,* which would emulate the glossy glaze in the pottery.

The Scheurich hat and mitts set is available in issue 79 of Knit Now magazine, which is available in shops now, or you can order a copy online.

All images copyright Practical Publishing. 

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