Friday, January 06, 2012

gift knitting revealed

   It's safe now
to reveal some of the gifts I knit
for Christmas.
These fingerless gloves are
a pattern for Gardner's Gloves
 from Debbie Bliss's book,
The first pair,
for a friend,
were knit in Peruvian Highland Wool,
sport weight, from Knit Picks...



The second pair, for a daughter who doesn't
appreciate wool, are made with Comfy Sport,
a pima cotton/acrylic blend.
I think they've been worn almost
every day since Christmas...


Since they are knit on straight needles
they worked up fairly quick.
Seaming was a bit tedious, but for me,
preferable to working with double points--I just
don't have the coordination for them
with tiny finger openings.
For more details,
please see my Ravelry page.

20 comments:

  1. Both pairs are beautiful! :)

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  2. Thank you Katy! Hope your holidays were joyful.



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  3. CeruleanMoon4:36 PM

    Love the gloves.  Thanks for the link to the book.  I really want to get a copy! :)

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  4. It must've took a lot of patience.  Beautiful!

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  5. Don't you just adore that book?  I used it for several christmas gifts, too--the votives and the knitting bag turned out well.  Now, I must add the gardeners gloves.  So pretty!

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  6. Lovely and you're inspiring me, yet again, to beef up my Ravely profile.  I tend to knit up projects and give them away without cataloguing them :(

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  7. Very nice!  I checked that book out from the library but have been thinking of purchasing it.  I really liked a lot of the projects so it would definately be worth it.

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  8. Very cute!! :)
    Perfect for those flutists in the marching band during the winter parades (speaking about my daughter and her friends)  :) 

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  9. Oh, I'd say you have tons of coordination to be able to knit these!  Lovely!  Great colors too...

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  10. Thank you Dianne!



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  11. Thanks Linda, I never thought about that application :-)



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  12. Thanks Amy, glad you stopped by!



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  13. Gumbolily629:09 PM

    What beautiful gifts.  You knitters amaze me!

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  14. Thank you! Even after many years, I'm still learning new things about knitting.



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  15. Oh I know, I've had several projects 'fall through the cracks' and never make it to my Ravelry page.



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  16. Yes-good book! Thanks for stopping by.



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  17. Thank you Grace!



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  18. Anonymous1:39 AM

    My daughter in law promised my grandaughter that I would make her a pair of fingerless gloves. Yours look just right. I looked on your Ravelry page, but don't find anything. Did I look in the wrong place? Help!

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  19. Anonymous2:01 AM

    I just went back and re-read the post. Pay attention Linda!! Now I see where you got the pattern. I thought it was your original pattern....duh! Sorry for the freak-out.

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Thank you for taking time to leave a comment--I love reading each and every one! I will try to answer any questions you have in the comment section. Due to the amount of spam, I am sadly no longer able to accept Anonymous comments....Kindly, Deb

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