Diamond Handwarmers

Diamond Handwarmers

Originally uploaded by pilliebee

I really liked knitting these fingerless mitts. They were quick and easy. I really liked the way the thumb knit up... I don't really like picking up stitches because I always get annoying gaps so these thumbs were great. These were for a friend's birthday and I worried I wouldn't finish in time... but it was no problem. Great pattern.

Raven Feather Mitts

Made for a friend who is a professional musician, and who is a Native American, these mitts start with my Mini-Mitts pattern (on 48 stitches rather than 40 for a large man's hand, and 20 + 4 gusset stitches rather than 16 + 4), and then I unvented the feather motif, which I am rather fond of. More details at this blog post.

Dashing to Dementia

This is my second pair of Dashing. Don't ask me how I managed to twist the cables in such a disjointed fashion. The yarn, Zara, is wonderful. I'm doing them on size 6 needles and using the larger pattern.

I unwittingly was consistent with this dementia theme on my second glove. I just realized that I used the standard size instructions so my second glove will be a bit more snug, ugh. At least I got the cables right so far... Stay tuned.

Snowflake Fingerless Gloves

This is a new pattern. I just saw a link to it over at Ravelry and thought you KAL-folks may want to take a peek at this pattern too. It uses Knitpick's Palette fingering yarn.
http://www.snowlakestudios.com/cailynimages/SnowflakeFingerlessgloves.pdf

last one on the bandwagon

Project Details
Pattern: Fetching
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran, 1 skein
Needles: Clover US4 bamboo DPNs

Marvelously fun to knit! I'll be making many more of these. This pair is destined for the cold hands of a fellow graduate student. Hopefully they'll bring a little cheer to the chilly library.

-Jodi

Belated Christmas gift

I knew I was biting off more than I could chew when in October I decided I would give each of the seven people in my immediate family a pair of handknit socks. My strategy was to use worsted weight yarn and fatter needles so fewer stitches-per-sock.

I wasn't really surprised when just a day or two before Christmas I was short by two pair. Regardless, that was an impressive binge of sock-knitting for a person at my skill level.

Anyhoo, I decided I could whip out a scarf for one unfortunate sockless person and a pair of Broad Street Mittens (from Knitty.com) for the other. In two days. Here it is January 20 and I haven't finished that scarf yet. Why did I think I could do all those cables with no cabling experience?

I did, however, finish the fingerless gloves only two days late, with only a few things I will change on the next pair. One of the thumbs turned out a little odd, but not odd enough to frog. And the supply list DID call for two sizes of needles, but I'll be darned if I could find where in the pattern it said to use which. I used size 5 US but apparently I should have started with 4s and switched to 5s for the mitten-top. I thought about adding a touch of duplicate-stitch embroidery in the green, but since they were already late, and the weather was bitter cold, I decided to go ahead and give the gift. I think he liked them.

Mermaid Gloves

I wanted to share something with you that I DIDN'T knit actually. I had been wanting to knit mermaid gloves for ages but could never find the time so Angelika and I did a trade, I sent her the yarn to knit these (beautiful Koigu from Rhea), and she knit them, and in exchange I'm hand-dyeing some lace yarn for her. Hmm.... I think I may have gotten the better end of the deal, I better send her some extra goodies too! =)

Aren't they gorgeous??? She even matched up the pattern to the thumb gusset and made me pretty little fingers too. The little fingers make me happy, hehe! ;)

Happy Fingerless Knitting!
=) Keri

Handspun Fingerless Mitts

Hello all,
I made these fingerless mitts with handspun yarn (not my own. They are for my hubby, and that's why they look incredibly large!;) I plan to knit more mitts this year.

Christmas gifting...

These were a Christmas gift for my best friend and now that I've given them away I can put them up here!

Details at knitting in the dark.

Crochet too

Had to try some crocheting. There is a new book Virka muddar(crochet wristwarmers), in swedish. I couldn't resist it and now I am addicted to crocheting them. Here are three of my new wristwarmers from the book and a pair in my own pattern.

Thumbless Fetching

Thumbless Fetching
Originally uploaded by pilliebee

I made this pair of fetching fingerless mitts for my mom for the holidays. I finished them several weeks ago, but of course they could not be revealed until Christmas. I wanted her to be able to wear them typing at work, so I just picked up the stitches for the thumb and bound off as loosely as possible. It seemed to work pretty well! I managed to squeeze in 3 pairs of fingerless mitts, starting in November. Not too bad!


Jill

The Fourth Pair

I knit another pair of mitts just in time. I knit these for one of my daughter's friend (I have one more pair to knit for another friend, but won't get them done by tomorrow). These are knit in Cascade 220 Superwash - Purple. I used the Piano Mitt pattern with my sister Monica's thumb instructions. They turned out very nice. I'm going to knit the other pair the same way but in a different color (possibly brown or pink if I can find some in my stash). This has been a lot of fun...thanks for a great KAL!

Karen M

at last...

After a pathetic showing on my part for this knitalong, I've finally got something to show! Here are my mitts based on the Inga hat pattern. I think they turned out pretty well, despite some last minute adjustments after running out of yarn. More details on my blog. I did one repeat of the chart, 40 stitches around. If you're good at stranded knitting, I think these can be pretty rewarding. For my part, I'm still working on that skill, but that's what this project was all about!

Fingerless Mitts for a Preteen

Here’s my latest variation on my free basic fingerless mitt pattern:
Mitts for my 12-year-old daughter for Christmas!

I added a cable up the back for fun. Knit in Dream in Color’s Smooshy Sock Yarn, colorway Black Parade. Because I wanted these sturdy enough to hold up to hard wear/outdoor wear (as opposed to the Piano Mitts, which were designed more to wear indoors), I knit them on smaller needles, size 1 US, so therefore cast on 48 stitches instead of 40. Otherwise, the gusset etc. is the same as my basic pattern. She likes them!

(At least based on the fact that she didn’t take them off all day, pretty much.)

Last Pair for December

I finished the fingerless gloves for my son. He has been wanting these for quite some time. I made him a pair of fingerless mitts, but he really wanted fingerless gloves. So I broke down and made him a pair, even though I hate making all those fingers. These were knit in Black Cascade 220 on size 5 dpns. I made the pattern up as I went along to fit his hand.

Fetching Mitts

After getting through Christmas, I finally found tim to posting my
Fetching Mitts. I really enjoyed making them. Now that everyone
in my family has seen them, they want a set. They work up pretty
quick.. The yarn that I used was T L C Essentials. The color was
called " Fusion" . And it was Medium weight.

Four Days Late

I finish my projects after everybody else on KALS has moved onto other things. At least I get the benefit of being inspired by all the postings. These are only four days late, so that is s record for me.

These are Fetching fingerless gloves by Cheryl Niamath, published in the Summer 06 issue of Knitty.com. They are made in Debbie Bliss cashmerino aron in color 300610, deep red. I used two circular size five needles because my hand is small and I wanted them extra dense for warmth. Two cable repeats were added at the wrist, four extra rows in the body, another cable repeat by the fingers, and an additional four rounds at the thumb. They are warm and toasty and I am very pleased.

With warm regards to all,

Rhonda

Merry Christmas

I made these for my friend Rita...I can't show them on my blog in case she sees them there. My first pair of fetching and what an easy and delightful pattern! I added an extra row of cables around the fingers and cast off using a 2 stitch eye cord and decreased the purl stitch on the edge to make it a firmer fit. It works they look neat. I do like my mitts to come down to my knuckles!

Oh and I received the most amazing package from my mitt swap partner Jodi today...I mean REALLY amazing...I am just about to blog about it in amongst some other photos. What a lucky me!!

Lame!

So, I got my package from Keisha ages ago, and have been loving my mitts!! I've also eaten up some of the treats she sent me, but kept the packaging to photograph... I *just* finished 9 finals in the course of a week and a half, so I was kinda busy up until now. Had a terrible fiasco at the airport yesterday trying to get back home. And what do I do? I forget to take a picture (not to mention the camera itself) when I was at my apartment back at school. *sigh* I promise to get a pic up of my beautiful package and goodies (I love the stitch markers, they are so creative and pretty!) when I get back, but that won't be until January! In the meantime, I just have to tell Keisha how wonderful and well received her gift was. :o)

Almost Finished

My daughter had several friends request fingerless mitts for Christmas. She decided that would be the easiest was to go. She came home and asked if I had yarn in my stash in light blue, black, teal and gray ..... that I didn't need ... what ???? I don't have yarn I don't need. What was she thinking. Anyway I did end up searching through the stash to help her out. And then I ended up knitting the majority of them. Funny how that happens. I feel a little bit sorry for the one getting the baby blue ones as it is Red Heart baby yarn. The teal pair is Classic Elite Posh cashmere and silk and the other is a very nice handspun merino I got in an exchange. It has been wonderful to knit with .

She did knit one pair almost on her own. I have to do the join so she doesn't end up with a moebius, and I pick up and start the thumb for her. And I have to weave in all the ends. Otherwise this pair is all hers. I told her I was not knitting a shirtless sleeve. I hate knitting sleeves and this is definitely too close to that.

I have two other pair almost finished and will post them later.

Have a great Christmas everyone.