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Pinwheels and Periwinkles
The absence of anything attractive from the endless swatching of blue yarns for a sweater means the project has been sidelined. Pattern inspired by pinwheels Working a pair of gloves is always a good...
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‘Moquette’ gloves
Glow-in-the-dark celestial and rosehip Take a simple repeating pattern and a limited palette of eye-popping colours and you have the basis for creating a design for public transport upholstery. This...
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Easing the tension
Muhu and Fair Isle mashup. Wooden needles used to prevent a tight knit. I normally knit small projects with steel needles. Tension is generally tight and I have to make a conscious effort with...
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Off the cuff
Shorten the thumb and … The latest prototype, improvised around a Muhu cuff, continues slowly. With just three fingers on each hand left to do and a myriad of problems worked through along the way the...
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It’s the quirk that works
Finished prototype floral gloves The floral prototype gloves from my last post were finished eventually and I even mustered the enthusiasm to shorten the thumb and lengthen the pinky when it was...
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The cat did something unspeakable
Something made from odds and ends and yarn scraps is always satisfying but it may be a while before I work another pair of multi-coloured gloves. The reworked floral muhu mashup gloves version 2 are...
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It’s been a while
A post on Chalk Cottage Knitting‘s blog a while back introduced me to some exquisite 18th Century hand knitting from Kashmir. The image on the blog is of a crochet pair of gloves belonging to Warren...
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Tiny Needle Training
A gauge of around 25 stitches per inch is required to re-craft the Warren Hastings gloves. Achieving this will require working with progressively finer needles and yarn until I can work comfortably. A...
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Milestone moment
Half way to re-crafting Warren’s gloves The latest pair of gloves are a bit of a milestone moment because I am about half way through my exploration of Indian inspired hand knitted gloves. Although...
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Another Crewel Wool Glove
Mismatched, much learnt Another month has gone by and another manifestation of Warren Hastings gloves has been created, this time with Renaissance Dye crewel wool using 1mm needles. It is a lot finer...
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