I have been off work today for medical stuff. I left the house around 9 a.m. this morning and got home about 15 minutes ago. That's a long day of prodding, poking, scanning, and whatever else they felt like doing. Fortunately, it's all routine to guarantee that nothing NOT routine shows up. But it is still tiring. Having said that, it's still better than a day at work for me, which is sad but true.
Anyway, I mentioned previously that I was moving along on the fingerless mitts requested by The Tim. Before I left for my appointments this morning, I'd been able to add the middle finger.
Once I had knit the ring finger, I knew what to expect, so the middle finger didn't take long at all. Even better, after that it was a pretty short road to a HO:
Someone (Bonny, I think?) asked me about the pattern. I initially started with a couple of free patterns from Ravelry, but to be perfectly honest, they were not well-written, and since I had never made fingerless mitts with separate fingers, I wasn't able to extrapolate what I should really do (others might not have a problem, but my mind doesn't easily handle that sort of thing, especially if I've never tried before). So I ended up purchasing the Iron Horse Mitts pattern, and I'm really pleased that I decided to do that. Though I do think the original pattern designer might have used more than one color of yarn, since it occasionally refers to the Main Color (MC) and Contrast Color (CC) but the mitts in the pattern photo are one color, so once I determined that I was truly not missing something important, I was good to go. I won't be adding leather palms to them, because I don't really like them that way, and also we try to avoid leather when we can.
I'm very pleased with the first one, and will get started on the second later today or tomorrow. I think it will be very doable to have them both completed well in time to give as a Christmas gift. It's also a good feeling to know that I was able to do something new (to me at least) successfully, so it's a real boost for the day!
Down the road, I may even make a pair for myself ... :-)
11 comments:
Your HO looks great! I did ask about the pattern, and I thank you for your advice. I need guidance on fingers and don't mind paying for a pattern that's going to keep me from getting frustrated. I've never actually done fingers, but have this idea that they're difficult and fiddly. You've done it so well that you make it look easy!
Hooray! It's looking great! I had luck with the Knucks pattern way back when I made them, but it was definitely fiddly enough that I haven't made another pair since then (ten years, according to Flickr). Maybe this year... (And I'll definitely give this pattern a look if I do.)
Your HO is great Bridget ~ love the color. I'm in awe of the fingers....I'm thinking I would have a difficult time with them. But maybe after the frenzy of the holidays I can think about it and maybe concentrate on how to do it.
I love the Ho project. I'm thoroughly amused as well! I'm impressed with your fingerless gloves. I love the concept, but am intimidated. I have only done mitts. It's a great gift. Lucky man.
Congrats.
Now that the first one is finished, the second should go faster. You have a better idea of what you have to do.
The mitt looks great!
Quilters use an acronym PIG (project in grocery bag) a lot for HO projects. Your mitt looks wonderful. I've only knit fingerless mitts, so the directions would be definitely be confusing for me.
Woo hoo... for the HO. I know what a pain all those fiddly fingers are. I made some gloves once. Never again.
hoping your routine stuff ends up being 'normal' all the way around. I get anxiety over the routine testing on the 'what if' thinking... love your mitts!
Love your HO! No offense to the mitt, but I think I may love this new term even more. :)
It looks great. I made a similar pair for Dave a year or two ago, but he never seemed to use them. Now this year... he's finally discovered the magic of them and he has them on almost every day!
Woo Hoo for your HO!!!!
XO
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