I have now published My latest pattern, Colour Gradient Hat, on Ravelry. I am almost done with the pattern for matching fingerless mitts, I will post them separately and as a bundle.

These knits are made in stranded knitting, meaning there are two colours knit at once to make patterns. The technique can take some time to get the hang of, but it is well worth the effort! I have been using the two-handed method for larger projects, but with the mitts I had some problems. The first change I made was to skip the magic loop (using a long circular needle), and use double pointed needles instead. This made it much easier to get an even tension. I  tended to get caught with the yarn on and around the needles however, so I decided to try holding both yarns in my left hand. This was less messy, but didn't work great until I started wearing a ring on my finger! I looped one yarn over the ring, and this helped to separate the yarns and made it easier to pick the right colour. It is important to consistently pick one colour below the other, in this picture I show how I pick the purple yarn from below the green. I keep the purple yarn on my left side as well, so no tangling of yarns!

I hope this trick can help you, and I hope you will try some stranded knitting soon!

Update: Buy the pattern here!

HI! I would like to announce that a new hat pattern will be published soon, just in time for the fall chill! With this hat I have used the Italian Cast-on method because it is elastic and becomes practically invisible when paired with single ribbing. That way the hat doesn't get any "edge", its just ribbing. There is a great video from New Stitch a Day on you tube, here's a link! Check out their other videos as well, I think they do a great job with them.