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April 14, 2006
Gloves....
I started the lovely gloves from my Japanese knitting book. I feel kind of bad about it, because the last Mermaid sleeve has been put aside again, but I just couldn't stop myself. And Nanette has started too, I couldn't let her knit these all by herself now, could I?
Luckily, it's going pretty fast. I already finished the first glove and started the second. I thought about which colors to use for a while, and decided to go with the red and white they used in the book. Nanette picked some completely different colors, I love the way it makes the pattern look so different but gorgeous as well.
The pattern isn't difficult to follow, even though it's in Japanese. I'm glad they write numbers the same way we do! All the information you need is in the schematics. Of course, I did manage to do something wrong with the finger tip decreases, but that was my own fault for not paying enough attention. It looks okay though, so I'm leaving it like this.
One thing I will change on my next pair is the placement of the thumb. For me, it should be a little more to the side of the hand. I can fix it easily when I do this pattern again.
Spring is slowly arriving over here. I bought some plants to put on our balcony.
I love the colors of these pansies, they really cheer up the place.
Posted by saartje at April 14, 2006 12:28 PM
Comments
You just had to show those gloves, didn't you???? I haven't ordered it yet.. they are just beautiful..
Posted by: sherry at April 14, 2006 1:04 PM
Your gloves are really beautiful!
Posted by: fleur at April 14, 2006 1:40 PM
The gloves are stunning! I love pansies, too.
Posted by: claudia k at April 14, 2006 1:59 PM
Moeie handschoenen! Ik moet proberen handschoenen te maken! Die kan zo moeie zijn!
Posted by: Angsoka at April 14, 2006 2:35 PM
Gorgeous photos and amasing gloves!
Posted by: stinkerbell at April 14, 2006 3:43 PM
Oh what gorgeous knits come off your needles. I just love them!!
Posted by: Kimberly at April 14, 2006 3:54 PM
I still think you're incredibly brave for knitting such a complex pattern in a language you don't understand. ;-)
Posted by: Beth S. at April 14, 2006 5:25 PM
what a complex job: knitting gloves in japanese: that puts you up a level on the knitters-difficulty-scale!
Posted by: astrid at April 14, 2006 7:23 PM
They're beautiful in the original red and white! The gloves are going fast, aren't they? I finished one glove to the fingers in just one day of knitting. I have to do some sewing this weekend but I still hope to finish up the first glove.
Posted by: Nanette at April 14, 2006 8:32 PM
absolutely gorgeous! the colours are beautiful together in this pattern. i have a copy of this book on the way...
Posted by: kris at April 14, 2006 9:01 PM
Your gloves have a wonderfully rustic feel to them, in those colors and that yarn weight. I can imagine them hanging next to a fireplace in a log cabin in the woods... I would choose this color combination for them too.
Posted by: Yuki at April 15, 2006 1:12 AM
Stunning gloves! Now you are making me want to get out my copy of the book and start them too. What yarn are you using?
Posted by: Marie at April 15, 2006 2:29 AM
Don't feel guilty! (At least not too much.) One must have enought projects to suit ones varied moods.
Posted by: Martha at April 15, 2006 7:09 AM
Beautiful! I really enjoy your blog, Saartje; you are an inspiration!
Posted by: ingrid at April 15, 2006 6:49 PM
