Remember when this was a knitting blog? Yeah, neither do I. Regardless, I have a finished project to share!
The office where I work isn't cold, per se, but sitting at a desk for hours at a time doesn't do much for keeping the blood flowing. I've worn my parka once or twice, much to the amusement of my bosses. To help combat the cold, I decided to knit myself a pair of fingerless gloves.
It's something I've wanted to do for myself for awhile. My mother loves the pair I made for her in 2006 when I first started knitting. I rummaged around the portion of my yarn stash that's here with me in Sacramento and found some leftover Claudia Hanpainted yarn (colorway: leopard) from my unblogged flowerbasket shawl.
I used a pattern that's been sitting in my queue for quite awhile: Susie's Reading Mitts. It's simple, quick, elegant, has sweet picot edges and works well for both solid-colored yarns and multi-colored yarns.
I made the smallest size (6" circumference), and a part of me wishes I'd made the medium (7" circumference). I think they're just a wee bit snug, but they'll probably loosen up a smidge as I continue to wear them.
The yarn coincidentally just happened to be perfect for Halloween, too!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Fingerless Gloves
Remember when this was a knitting blog? Yeah, neither do I. Regardless, I have a finished project to share!
The office where I work isn't cold, per se, but sitting at a desk for hours at a time doesn't do much for keeping the blood flowing. I've worn my parka once or twice, much to the amusement of my bosses. To help combat the cold, I decided to knit myself a pair of fingerless gloves.
It's something I've wanted to do for myself for awhile. My mother loves the pair I made for her in 2006 when I first started knitting. I rummaged around the portion of my yarn stash that's here with me in Sacramento and found some leftover Claudia Hanpainted yarn (colorway: leopard) from my unblogged flowerbasket shawl.
I used a pattern that's been sitting in my queue for quite awhile: Susie's Reading Mitts. It's simple, quick, elegant, has sweet picot edges and works well for both solid-colored yarns and multi-colored yarns.
I made the smallest size (6" circumference), and a part of me wishes I'd made the medium (7" circumference). I think they're just a wee bit snug, but they'll probably loosen up a smidge as I continue to wear them.
The yarn coincidentally just happened to be perfect for Halloween, too!
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