04 July 2012

Finished! Nathan's Fingerless Gloves

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They are finally finished!
Today, in the comfort of an air-conditioned room, I finally finished knitting and then seaming Nathan's fingerless gloves.

I learned quite a bit along the way, not the least of which the importance of counting rows and also the importance of not just changing things a bit so the length adds up. (I had 2 rows of knit, followed by 4 of stockinette on the 2nd piece, but since it was a little longer than the 1st piece I decided just to knit one row before starting the stockinette.... and so I have the dashes ----- of purl on the right side of my piece instead of VVVV's from knitting.)

In general, the 2nd piece looks a lot better - more even and slightly looser stitches and more control... with the exception of my personal modification, above.

I used mattress stitch to seam these up and pulled about 2 columns in to make them a little tighter.  When I cast on, I added 4 stitches to make them Man Sized, but when all was said and done they didn't have the negative ease required of a stretchy wearable.

Nathan says he likes them.... so yay! Birthday present and/or Christmas present!!

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    1. Thanks, Nidhizzle! I think so, too... even though I can see all of my mistakes. I'm glad that I have a nice, friendly audience for learning. :)

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  2. Does this mean you'll join ravelry? :) It's a great website with a lot of free patterns on it. I've found some different techniques and pattern ideas there. I also like that it gives me a way to keep a record of my projects. I try to take pictures and post anything big or new that I make.

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    1. Oh, oh! I have joined. Please find me http://www.ravelry.com/people/EmilyMartis and friend me!!

      (Ok, so I joined several years ago but then never used it... but I use it all the time now!!)

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  3. I really like them...I wonder if you could give the fingerless gloves with a mitten flap for the winter a go. I really love those because I can flip the top back to be inside or manipulate stuff (like car keys) and be mitten-toasty the rest of the time. I like the color as well.

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    1. Some day, M., I will graduate to mittens and other round things and maybe even things with flaps. Does this link work for you? http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/brier-twist That's a bit too complex for me right now.

      Thanks for the compliment! :)

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  4. I love the action-shot photo! and the lighting is terrific!

    Well done on your first fingerless mitts. Those are much fancier than the first fingerless mitts that I ever attempted. Good troubleshooting explanation too, it took me ages to figure out how to recognize purls and knits.

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    1. Thanks so much! To be honest, I'm not much of a perfectionist and generally go with the 'gosh, that's good enough and I made it and it's great!' point of view, but I'm proud of myself for catching and trying to learn the mistakes. There's no reason that each piece can't be nicer than the one before it :)

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