blogdogblog: November 30, 2003 - December 06, 2003 Archives

December 05, 2003

Why Do Fools Fall in Glove?

Working on the gloves from Folk Knitting in Estonia ; these are fast-moving gloves! Here's the front (back of hand):

and here's the back (palm of hand):

This design has a slot for a thumb, shown here with red waste yarn. I can't seem to get a true color reading for you in these photos...I'm using Socka in a bright turquoise/sky blue plus some plain old white Socka. These are small gloves, but the recipient has small hands too, so that's okay. I bumped the needle size up to US1s, because I don't know what the called-for yarn is about...it's called Tuna; anyone know about Tuna? Anyway, I'm getting gauge, but they are small. I think it's a very feminine-looking glove in these colors.

In other glove news, I added an official Glove page to the finished stuff gallery. Here's a highlight:

They fit Sister perfectly! I am very pleased with these gloves!

Silly Business

Slow day at the office? Feeling creative? Visit Mr. Picassohead for a diversion.

Pups

FridayFridayFriday! Mikey says Sleigh Bells Ring Are Ya Listenin'?

Have a great day and a wonderful weekend! See you Monday!

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December 04, 2003

Power of Glove

More gloves or the Morning Glory Vest? Well, Cat left a very agreeable tale of her Morning Glory Vest in the comments yesterday, along with some encouraging words, so gloves it is! Thanks Cat! And thanks to all for the compliments on Sister's Sanquhar-style gloves. The sock wools bloomed beautifully in their Euclan wash, and they are now ready for colder temperatures here.

Amazing what a wash will do!

Here is the next pair on the needles, with colors to match someone's ski togs:

These are Anu's Christmas Gloves from Folk Knitting in Estonia (ISBN 1-883010-43-8). I love this book. It is full of clearly explained techniques and pretty patterns. I called The Wooly West to order some color cards for some of the wools used in this book, and Nancy Bush answered the phone! I immediately shifted into worshipful idiot-mode, and stuttered my way through my order. It is nearly overwhelming to me when knitting idols answer the phone themselves...Meg Swansen at Schoolhouse Press, Nancy Bush at Wooly West. I'm sure they both think I'm a knitter to be pitied from the way I gabble at them when they answer the phone!

Pups

Della says it's Thursday! You know what to do.

Have a happy one!

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December 03, 2003

After the Glovin'

Yesterday Sister took me to her downtown meeting in Houston, and while I could have gotten lots of knitting done in the car, instead, I just enjoyed the ride and time together. It's a couple of hours to Houston, so we had plenty of gab time. And, Sister knew of a Czech bakery where PoppySeed Rolls are baked fresh daily. What an amazing treat! Sweet dough thinly wrapped around a generous filling of creamy poppy seeds. Now there are six things I like about Texas!

Knitting

I'm deciding whether to return to the abandoned Alice Starmore Morning Glory Vest, or (most wanted) cast on for new gloves. I found that the Sanquhar-style gloves required quite a bit of attention, so I don't want to get overloaded with projects. Thank you for the kind comments regarding the gloves yesterday! Gloves are fun! fun! fun!

Pups

Jack and Della say it's Wednesday. Look both ways.

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December 02, 2003

Tonight I Celebrate My Glove For You

Sister's Sanquhar-style gloves are finally finished! Not dressed yet, but off the (incredibly tiny) needles. This was a very satisfying knitting-experience. I learned how gloves are constructed, and the type of work that goes into a project like this. I am grateful to the lovely knitters at ABCs of Knitting for providing the free pattern online, and to the equally lovely knitters at the Glorious Glove Project for providing the inspiration. I commend both to you. Here are some lousy photos of the just-finished and rumpled gloves:

Initials, dates, skulls, and an historic pattern: pretty fancy knitting. Yep. When my dear visitors were here over the weekend, both saw the gloves in progress and both wanted pairs for skiing and snowboarding—literally the first time in my knitting career that I've had multiple requests for a handknit item! Tonight I'll be casting on the next pair.

Pups

It's Tuesday! Mike and Della say Get Along, Little Doggies!