And it’s been cold. Walking the dog now means long pants and sweaters instead of shorts and t-shirts. My fingers are cold. I can’t find my fingerless gloves, then I remembered that I left them up on the island for keeping my hands warm while walking on the beach. It’s time to make another pair. My eyes fell on the Green Bananas yarn. It’s a bit thicker than what I like for socks (almost DK weight), but they are perfect for gloves. The first one took nearly a full day, since I was making up the pattern as I went. 3 rip outs later, I’ve got a glove. The second one went quickly because I just matched it to the one already knit. Unfortunately, I didn’t measure quite correctly (difficult to see when the lights are dimmed at the club and belly dancers are doing their thing), so it’s slightly smaller than the first. But they’ll keep my hands warm while walking the dog. He won’t mind.
Specs:
Gauge: 5 sts/in
Needles: US #4 (3.5 mm)
Pattern: My own, using the wide gusset recipe from Interweave Knits, Winter 2003. Gusset over 2 sts instead of 4; increased to 14 sts for thumb gusset. 3 row picot hem. 32 sts around. Otherwise, fit as I went to determine when/where to start fingers.