Sally called it a man’s world, but man, all I have been knitting are gloves! Sally and I both wanted to experiment with Loft Yarn so I chose to re-knit The Smart Glove in Loft: colors Postcard and Plume:
My pictures cannot capture the colors. Postcard is the lighter color. At first you think it’s rather plain, but there is a lot happening when viewed close up. Plume is a color like blackberries, purple and rich. The yarn softens and plumps up when blocked. The only downside about this yarn is that it can break easily. I have read about people whose yarn breaks just pulling it from a pull skein. All yarn of this type and weight is bound to be fragile, though, and I did not have any particular issues with it.
I did not close the fingers because I am sending this off to Sally and she will finish the finger tips once she finds a victim -er- recipient of sufficient knitworthiness. It will be somewhat like Cinderella’s glass slippers, but without the Prince!!
I’ve been wanting to try this yarn.Thanks for the info. This color combination is beautiful.
Comment by Beverly — December 4, 2011 @ 8:29 pm
Yum! I love that particular color combination — and I’ve been dying to try the Loft.
Comment by Kym — December 5, 2011 @ 8:25 am
Such beautiful gloves! Can you tell me a bit about finishing techniques for gloves? How do you weave in the ends? How do you close the fingers so that they stay closed? Do you have any gaps at the bottom of the fingers and how do you manage those?
Thanks so much.
Comment by LeighK — December 5, 2011 @ 9:37 am
Gorgeous! Your knitting inspires us all ! Thanks for sharing.
Comment by Barb — December 5, 2011 @ 8:35 pm
I want them to fit meeeee.
Comment by surly — December 5, 2011 @ 11:37 pm
I agree with Surly 🙂 They are lovely.
Comment by Rebecca — December 6, 2011 @ 1:37 am
Beautiful gloves! Do you know if one can purchase leather ‘palms’ to add to hand knitted gloves? I have seen them for slippers, but never gloves.
Comment by Nannette — December 7, 2011 @ 7:10 pm