Finally finished

It took a little longer than I thought to finish these gloves. Second glove syndrome, I guess. Also, using sportweight cotton and metal needles is kind of hard on the hands. I really like the end result though:






Pattern: Women's Lace Gloves by Bernhard Ulmann/Bear Brand/Botany/Bucilla/Fleisher via Free Vintage Knitting
Yarn: Filatura Di Crosa Millefili Fine
Needles: size 1 metal dpns
Mods: lots since my gauge was 7 sts/inch instead of 9 due to using sportweight rather than fingering weight yarn

thick and thin scarf in progress

I saw this image on one of my favorite sewing blogs, Casey's Elegant Musings, and I was immediately compelled to make one.

I ordered some laceweight Malabrigo wool and frogged a cowl I made using some Betsyply handspun (I wore it a couple times but was never really in love with it) to get the yarn I needed.

There's a knitty pattern that is similar to the scarf linked above, and after a couple tweaks I had the result I wanted.

Another pair of socks

Done.



Pattern: Vilai by Cookie A from Sock Innovation
Yarn: Tess Super Socks and Baby
Needles: size 1 circs + size 1.5 for ribbed cuffs
Mods: used slightly bigger needles for the cuffs, knit one extra round on the toes before grafting

The yarn seems pretty sturdy so I didn't reinforce the heels and toes. Plus, the part of the heel that I usually wear out is above the short-row heel. The dye came off on my fingers a little as I was knitting, just the grey color, though.

Springtime scarf

The last time we saw this project it was being blocked. . .




And now a day later I shall model it for you in the gleam of the setting sun:




I found this vintage scrimshaw brooch on etsy. I thought it would be a nice way to keep my scarf ends secure.



Pattern: Haruha Scarf by Mari Muinonen (via Ravelry)
Yarn: Windy Valley Pima Cotton, 1 ball
Needles: US 5 metal

Since I only had one ball of this yarn, I knew it wouldn't be that long of a scarf. It's about 6 1/2" wide and 36" long.

Sunday blocking

It's a lovely afternoon here in the Outer Sunset. A perfect day to block some lace.

I don't know how it happened

Suddenly I have another sock in the works:



The pattern is Vilai from Cookie A's book Sock Innovation. Even though it looks complicated, it is a breeze. Probably using the magic loop technique speeds it up. And since it's a Cookie A pattern, it's well-written and easy to follow.

I made a short-row heel. Note to self: wrap and turn until there are 9 stitches left in the middle.

Green gloves

I just need to sew in the ends on this one, and it's done. Glove #2 is already on the needles.

One time I went thrift shopping in Baltimore (didn't there used to be a thrift shop on St Paul and 21st? somewhere in lower Charles Village for sure) and found a pair of gloves that were about this shade of green. There was a whole box of dainty gloves to choose from, leftovers from the days when ladies wore gloves everywhere. For some reason the green ones really appealed to me so I bought them. I don't have them anymore, I probably donated them to Good Will before I moved to SF. So now I am compelled to recreate them?!? Well, not really. . . I think I just like green gloves.

I'm using a vintage knitting pattern from this site. Lots of great patterns there!

Laces

It's spring and I'm knitting a few lace projects:



The yellow is the peplum for another Kim Hargreaves cardigan. The darker green is going to be a scarf. The brighter green will be a pair of gloves.

Happy Spring, everyone!