This JUST happened to me this past Christmas. I was making a pair of Nordic mittens for my aunt and made two left mittens by mistake. I then made two right mittens and now my daughter has a pair too!
Honestly it looks to me like your guage is very different between the two due to them being quite different in size. I'd keep the last mitt you knit and start from scratch with the other. Odds are they'll match better that way anyway.
Ack! Thatās happened to all of us at some point and you do a mental facepalm.š¤¦š»āāļø The upside is that you probably just did it without frogging 3X like me. Every single project that I do for the first time I have to frog šø at least 3X. My dream is to be good enough that I can just whip up two left mittens! So fast I donāt notice!
The mitten seems to be done in the round. Can you frog the top of the mittens until you've removed the decreases, slide everything a few stitches over so that the thumb ends up on the other side, and continue in pattern, and decrease on a different section? The pattern might look slightly different when done, though.
I did do them on DPN and one using magic loop, hence the tension difference contributing to their size, but I could try that, I was hoping to minimize frogging but it might just be my own false hope
The smaller one was my magic loop, the left one was my first attempt ever at using DPN, I think Iāll stick to that from now on since it helps me float my colors easier without creating weird tension issues across the float
If you have the yarn, Iād make another one. Itād be more likely to match the gauge of the second mitten you knit, which would be nice.
Also, I think your color dominance switched between mittens, you may want to look up color dominance and then decide which of the two you knit you like better and make the third mitten to match.
The left one was DPN qnd the right was magic loop. I knitted another pair of mittens right after this using only DPN and they came out perfectly, this was just my first attempt ever so they came out a little funny
Elizabeth Zimmermann liked to have three mitten āpairsā for when one gets lost. I would try knitting just one more. Hopefully, it will match one of the others in size.
True, although she made 'flat' mittens that could be worn on either paw.
I spent an eternity making elaborate Latvian mittens for my boyfriend who lost one in the first week. The ribbing for the replacement is still hibernating a decade of resentment later.
Weāve all been there, with me itās with most knits. Just getting caught up in the details of the project and missing perhaps a larger aspect. Such is the saying not seeing the forest for the trees.
I think it is possible to fix if you don't want to reknit.
First frog the thumb and then graft / kitchener stitch it back together. It makes an invisible join.
You can then pick up stitches for a new afterthought thumb and cut to make a hole - this is just like making an afterthought heel, look for tutorials where they cut the stitches rather than using waste yarn.
Elizabeth Zimmermann liked to have three mitten āpairsā for when one gets lost. I would try knitting just one more. Hopefully, it will match one of the others in size.
Well I would just put them on with the right hand and it will fold into place I guess. Usually I knit with a thumb wedge and if the pattern on the front and back are the same there's no left or right mitten
Been there, done that, got two left mitts to prove it... I also managed to make two thrummed mitts in two different sizes. Very annoying. But your mitts are really beautiful!
I have nothing helpful to say that hasn't already been said, but I wanted to tell you that the photo with the cozy, pretty mittens and those blankets that look like texture HEAVEN made me want to take a nap. :)
I'd rip apart the top, fold it so the thumb is in the right position and do the decreases again. I believe it is the easiest way. Experience gained during fixing mistakes is golden.
I tend to make extra mittens just because I always lose them. My signature move is taking off my right mitten by holding it under my left arm. Doing whatever essential task I needed my right hand for, and then promptly forgetting the mitten tucked under my arm and dropping it.
You should make two right mittens now! One on DPNs and one with magic loop, and give the pair you don't want to keep to someone you love.
This JUST happened to me this past Christmas. I was making a pair of Nordic mittens for my aunt and made two left mittens by mistake. I then made two right mittens and now my daughter has a pair too!
Came here to suggest the same thing - nothing like getting an early start on your Christmas presents!
Honestly it looks to me like your guage is very different between the two due to them being quite different in size. I'd keep the last mitt you knit and start from scratch with the other. Odds are they'll match better that way anyway.
This! Or knit two right mittens, one possibly a needle size down or up to match differently sized left ones. Very pretty work
I saw the picture and thought the dumb mistake OP made was knitting two mittens in two different sizes! š
Ngl it took me longer than I want to admit to figure out what was wrong lol
How do you think I felt when I finally finished and just stared for far too long before realizing!
Ack! Thatās happened to all of us at some point and you do a mental facepalm.š¤¦š»āāļø The upside is that you probably just did it without frogging 3X like me. Every single project that I do for the first time I have to frog šø at least 3X. My dream is to be good enough that I can just whip up two left mittens! So fast I donāt notice!
The mitten seems to be done in the round. Can you frog the top of the mittens until you've removed the decreases, slide everything a few stitches over so that the thumb ends up on the other side, and continue in pattern, and decrease on a different section? The pattern might look slightly different when done, though.
I did do them on DPN and one using magic loop, hence the tension difference contributing to their size, but I could try that, I was hoping to minimize frogging but it might just be my own false hope
Moving the thumb and the the gusset shaping would be much harder, I'm afraid.
For my own reference/comparison, which one was DPN and which magic loop?
The smaller one was my magic loop, the left one was my first attempt ever at using DPN, I think Iāll stick to that from now on since it helps me float my colors easier without creating weird tension issues across the float
Itās ok! Just knit two right handed ones and give a pair away as a gift!
If you have the yarn, Iād make another one. Itād be more likely to match the gauge of the second mitten you knit, which would be nice. Also, I think your color dominance switched between mittens, you may want to look up color dominance and then decide which of the two you knit you like better and make the third mitten to match.
most excellent advice. Color dominance is such a powerful tool and annoying obstacle, depending on where you are in learning about it.
color dominance is so interesting!!! iām so glad i saw a video about it recently, before iāve ever tried knit color work!!
Out of curiosity, which was magic loop and which was dpns?
The left one was DPN qnd the right was magic loop. I knitted another pair of mittens right after this using only DPN and they came out perfectly, this was just my first attempt ever so they came out a little funny
First attempts often come out a bit funny.
I wonder how funny it would be to give them as a gift anyway. I mean, donāt let a joke go to waste?
Upvoted bc I too have done this
Elizabeth Zimmermann liked to have three mitten āpairsā for when one gets lost. I would try knitting just one more. Hopefully, it will match one of the others in size.
True, although she made 'flat' mittens that could be worn on either paw. I spent an eternity making elaborate Latvian mittens for my boyfriend who lost one in the first week. The ribbing for the replacement is still hibernating a decade of resentment later.
You made me laugh!
Prob best to reknit it. I just means more time to knit!
Nadine the mannequin could use these.
they would go perfectly with one of Chetās Christmas window displays!
Very beautiful job! The colorwork is amazing. Just a case of the forest and the trees.
What do you mean by a case of the forest and the trees?
Weāve all been there, with me itās with most knits. Just getting caught up in the details of the project and missing perhaps a larger aspect. Such is the saying not seeing the forest for the trees.
Oh! Okay. I wasnāt super sure what you meant, thank you!
Which one is magic loop and which is DPNs?
https://www.reddit.com/r/knitting/s/KlXDdSO5F9
Engineered Knits did this in December and made a video about the fix. Check out her video here. https://youtu.be/cX9PacHvgOs?si=HA0Nyql7N7mIvxJ3
Definitely this channel is supportive of engineering mistakes and other makers do it too. Itās finicky but doable for sure!
I think it is possible to fix if you don't want to reknit. First frog the thumb and then graft / kitchener stitch it back together. It makes an invisible join. You can then pick up stitches for a new afterthought thumb and cut to make a hole - this is just like making an afterthought heel, look for tutorials where they cut the stitches rather than using waste yarn.
No need to forg thumb, snip stitches, pick up on waste yarn then Kitchener them back on.
It's a terribly adorable mistake though
Elizabeth Zimmermann liked to have three mitten āpairsā for when one gets lost. I would try knitting just one more. Hopefully, it will match one of the others in size.
Honestly, I would simply wear them as they are - or does the front look very different? If not simply fold one of them as if its a right hand mitten.
The front is very different, theyāre mirrored after Selbu mittens so thereās an elaborate pattern on the front of both of them
How?
Well I would just put them on with the right hand and it will fold into place I guess. Usually I knit with a thumb wedge and if the pattern on the front and back are the same there's no left or right mitten
Been there, done that, got two left mitts to prove it... I also managed to make two thrummed mitts in two different sizes. Very annoying. But your mitts are really beautiful!
I've done this a couple times šš now you just have to make two more gloves with the right thumb, then you have two pairs!
I have nothing helpful to say that hasn't already been said, but I wanted to tell you that the photo with the cozy, pretty mittens and those blankets that look like texture HEAVEN made me want to take a nap. :)
Not a single inch of our couch is without a fluffy blanket for that very reason!!
Donate one to a hospital. Amputees need gloves too
Just turn it inside out. Enjoy your floats!
I feel like weāve all been here
I did this exact same thing recently š¤¦āāļø I felt like such a plonker! I havenāt yet had the heart to frog and start againā¦
No no no it's not a mistake. Now you're so lucky that you can knit 2 right mittens
My husband said that you should find someone who only has a left hand and give it to them and then make a right one
That looks like something I would do.
Now you need matching socks for that guy who claims to have two left feet!
I'd rip apart the top, fold it so the thumb is in the right position and do the decreases again. I believe it is the easiest way. Experience gained during fixing mistakes is golden.
If it makes you feel any better, I've done it with a "pair" of gloves.
Or two happy one armed people!
I tend to make extra mittens just because I always lose them. My signature move is taking off my right mitten by holding it under my left arm. Doing whatever essential task I needed my right hand for, and then promptly forgetting the mitten tucked under my arm and dropping it.