So last time I blogged about knitting, I had not finished Gnome for Festivus, I was planning to frog Argante, start Gaenor, and cast on for some fingerless gloves.
I still haven’t finished Gnome. Here is how much I’ve knit of Gaenor:
… yea, not much.
However, I am making good progress on my fingerless gloves:
I should be further along but I decided to frog the first one at about the same point as this picture. With the previous one, I didn’t think the wrist part was long enough. The pattern called for 16 rows before the thumb gusset. I wasn’t happy with it, so I ripped back and what you see here is 30 rows before the thumb gusset.
The pattern is Basic Fingerless Gloves by Sue Brady [rav link] but I just did basic stockinette instead of the a k4, p2 pattern (due to the yarn being already patterned enough).
I also finished a Christmas present for my friend Ben:
The pattern is Instant Gratification Scarf by Cyn [rav link] which uses a twisted drop stitch. I used two skeins of Blue Sky Alpacas Bulky Natural (50% merino, 50% alpaca) because Ben was petting and admiring the softness of my Malabrigo Rasta scarf.
December 30, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Yup. Just. Keep. Knitting. Your mitt(s) are looking good.
December 31, 2010 at 5:50 am
That’s a very neat stitch pattern in the scarf, and at least you’re knitting! I did cast on for the baby blanket I’ll need to gift in a couple of weeks, and 16 rows in, I’m content. Maybe I’ll knit instead of wiggling my apps into place tomorrow?
January 3, 2011 at 11:24 am
Love the colors in those mitts. They’re going to look great when you’re done with them. : )
I’ve got Gaenor in my queue. This is going to be the year of the shawl/shawlette/scarf for me.