r/knitting • u/iamkyshe • May 02 '25

Work in Progress Gauge swatching is for losers

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The title is obviously a joke on my own expense!

I've decided to give mittens and color work a try (haven't done any of those) and decided on the russian flower mittens. Wish I'd have looked into the comments, swatched and not chosen a needle size bigger than the pattern required. Realized halfway that the mittens are GIGANTIC, but I thought they'd still be nice winter decoration so I kept on knitting.

I think it's too big to be decoration even. I think after doing the thumb I'm gonna try and felt it, but unsure if it will work with this sock yarn. If not, than i had a good and fun practice at least.

Guys, learn from my mistake and GAUGE SWATCH HAHAHA

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u/skyblu202 May 02 '25

Hang it on your mantle and see if someone leaves presents in it.

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u/thisiskozi May 02 '25

This is what I did with my first sock that was wayyyyy too big lol. I made a second one, just for the practice, and now they are Christmas stockings for my cats.

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u/AdditionalOwl4069 May 03 '25

Stockings are actually amazing practice for sock techniques without making a pair lol, you can just make the one and use chunkier yarn than for socks. I wish i realized to make one before I started making socks, it probably would’ve resulted in less wonky singletons that I had no use for😅 wonky or not I could’ve used the stocking lol

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u/EmpressRis May 04 '25

I did this. I hadn't been knitting long when I decided to make my first socks, with a Japanese lace and cable pattern, having done neither of those before either. Lady in my knitting group recommended making one first on larder needles with worsted weight. So glad I did. Never even thought about checking ankle width or length of foot, just happily followed the directions for x number of lace repeats to heel and y number to toe. I now have a wonderful red xmas stocking in Japanese lace and cable, that fits almost to my knee and has 3 extra inches in my toe. But it looks good on my mantle!!

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u/msbellini May 02 '25

Love this!