Today I reclaimed a skein of delicious Malabrigo sock yarn, to work on a secret project for a most knit-worthy friend. It told me that it really didn't want to be the socks it was half-knit as, so I unravelled it. Here's a sneak-peek:
(close-up of the 1x1 rib section, I love how the stitches are beautifully curvy, due to the crinkly un-ravelled yarn - it'll smooth out once it's been washed and relaxed)
(this is more accurate in terms of colour - at least on my monitor - lovely, relaxing, teeny-tiny stockinette stitches, knit on 2.5mm square Kollage needles....)
Yesterday I went to the beach with my nephews, who are nearly 6 and nearly 4. They'd asked me to make them some fingerless gloves, because by all reports, they help them ride their bikes faster :)
So I did. I also threw a couple of beanies in too, bestest Aunty ever:
Turns-out that fingerless mitts help you swing on monkey-bars better, too. Who'd a thunk it?
Nothing spesh, just cheapo acrylic from Spotlight, 4mm needles, made the patterns up as I went.
In case you're interested (after all, I've made 7 and a half of these suckers, so I remember what I did hehehe):
- cast-on 36 stitches, divide evenly on three needles
- 2x2 rib for about 5cm
- 2 plain rounds
- set-up for thumb gusset:
- knit first needle, then five stitches on the second. Place stitch marker, kfb in next two stitches, place 2nd marker, knit to end of round.
- knit round
- knit to marker, kfb in first stitch, knit to one stitch before marker, kfb, knit to end
- repeat these 2 rounds until you have 12 stitches between the markers (10 of these will be the thumb stitches)
- on the last plain knit round, put 10 of the stitches between the markers onto waste-yarn, continue knitting.
- knit another 2 or 3 plain rounds, then change to 2x2 rib (helps keep the mitt snug around the fingers) for about 3cm
- super-stretchy bind-off (knit 2 together, slip stitch onto left needle, knit 2 together, slip stitch onto left needle, knit 2 together....)
- put the thumb stitches onto 2 needles, pick up an extra 2 from the hand-part of the glove, knit 5 or 6 rounds (till the thumb is as long as you want it), cast-off.
- weave-in ends
Give to a little boy and he'll be able to ride his bike faster than ever before!!!
The beanies? Made-up basic hat pattern...
- cast on 90 stitches (4mm circular needle)
- 2x2 rib for about 4 or 5cm
- plain stockinette (the blue and red one is a simple slip-stitch pattern - knit one round in one colour, knit the next round [knit 1, slip 1]) for about 13cm (if you've got the head that will be wearing the hat available, just get them to try it on)
- crown decreases:
Round 1 - (knit 13, k2tog) repeat to end of round
Round 2 - all even rounds, plain knit
Round 3 - (knit 12, k2tog) repeat to end of round
Round 5 - (knit 11, k2tog) repeat to end of round
Round 7 - (knit 10, k2tog) repeat to end of round....see what I'm doing? Keep doing this till you get to the k2tog round, thread yarn through all stitches, pull tight, secure.
- weave-in ends.
Give to little boy to help his ears stay warm while he's riding his bike really fast :)
Righto. Gotta go - I've been told someone needs an orange and green hat.....
(I've got a tech-post for you coming-up, just got to find a flat place that's big enough to lay-out a blankie)
Happy knitting!
Monkey bar swinging :) I remember those days, at primary school. I can definitely imagine an enhanced fingerless mittens swing. Great bright colours too, memory making stuffs.
ReplyDeleteThat Malabrigo yarn is very spesh, such beautiful colours that anyone would love to just have around them, I wonder who the knit worthy friend is. I know a nitwit who'd just LOVE them ;) Again, beautiful colours.
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