Green Gloves

YARN: 100% wool, recycled from a thrift store sweater (unravelled and then dyed dark green) -- 10 sts/in on size 0 needles

PATTERN: I started out with the glove pattern in Interweave Knits Winter 2003 but deviated from it once I realized the math formula for the fingers made the index/middle fingers too big around and then there wouldn't have been enough sts to fit around my ring and pinky fingers. There is a good article on thumb gussets in the same issue so I used one of those gussets. I also started the pinky a few rounds before the other fingers so the glove would fit better.

NOTES:
I have information about unravelling sweaters for their yarn on my sweater recycling page.

Komi Mittens

YARN: unlabelled white wool (fingering weight) from the thrift shop, dyed turquoise / size 0 needles

PATTERN: from the book "Mostly Mittens" by Charlene Schurch

NOTES: "Mostly Mittens" contains patterns based on traditional designs of the Komi people in Russia.

Komi Mittens

YARN: Kroy sock yarn

PATTERN: from the book "Mostly Mittens" by Charlene Schurch

NOTES: "Mostly Mittens" contains patterns based on traditional designs of the Komi people in Russia.

Finished Feb 2005

Trekking Gloves

YARN: Trekking XXL sock yarn, 10.5 sts/in

PATTERN: Made it up, based on what I learned making the green gloves, with an asymmetrical gusset

NOTES:
These were a gift for Mom, Christmas 2005.

Detail of the thumb gusset

Angora Lined Mittens

YARN: 100% wool and angora

PATTERN: nothing written down, but here's what I did: provisional cast on with the wool, knit 1 round plain, knit 2 rounds of K1P1, purl 1 round (turning round), work 3 inches of K1P1 for the cuff, and then blahblahblah knit a mitten. Weave in all ends and trim them now, it's easier than waiting until the liner is almost done. Note: When the liner is closed up you can't reach the inside of the wool mitten to weave/trim the ends. Release the cast on sts from the scrap yarn and knit a second mitten (the liner) with the angora yarn. The thumb will be on the same side but make a left thumb for the right mitten's liner and vice versa (so when the liner is turned inside-out stuffed up in the mitten the gussets will line up). If your favorite thumbs are not hand specific then this isn't an issue. When the liner is done push it inside the mitten. There are some concerns in there about working with different yarns and maybe different gauges and the outside mitten should be big enough to accomodate the liner. Measuring the swatch around my hand revealed I needed 1/2 inch ease for the liner so I went with 9" for the mitten and 8.5" for the liner to fit a man's 8.5" hand.

NOTES:
These were a gift for Dad, Christmas 2005.

Commissioned Birthday Gloves

YARN: Patons Kroy sock yarn

PATTERN: nothing written down

NOTES:
Finished February 2006

Brown Gloves

YARN: 100% merino wool (fingering weight, doubled)

PATTERN: Made it up, based on what I learned making the green gloves

NOTES:
These were a gift for my Mom, Mother's Day 2004.

Charcoal Grey Mittens

YARN: 100% wool (recycled from a thrift store sweater)

PATTERN: nothing written down

NOTES:
Boring but warm.