A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion Hobbies, Crafts and Creativity finally knitting again!

Your welcome Lynne--and I was only speaking the truth as i see it.



men--ya gotta love 'em. -------------

Another flute teacher gift wrapped up and given.
Three knit music note cloths, a pair of knit fingerless gloves, almond soap, and a terrific find - a flute playing angel!
How perfect for a flute teacher?!?

That is a cute angel and not just seasonal either, Lynne. A great gift combo!

Oh how pretty.

very nice i have couple of instrument playing angels, i love them!

Thanks again Tina, Tamara and Jiffy!

OK then! Eight day after I started my first fingerless glove, I finally finished glove pair #6 last night! PHEW!!! Some are softer, one is thicker, and some are multi-colored. Thank goodness for variety, or I would have gone nutso!





And... I cut out a mock hand to put in one of each pair, so the recipient would know there is a thumb hole! It's not so easy to see when the glove is flat, and they might think it's a wristwarmer instead.



(of course the other fingers stick out much more for real, but this is easier for wrapping)

Lynne, I can see those being a big hit at a craft fair. Might be something to think about for next year.

Tamara - I was thinking of that possibility, but I don't think I would get enough for the time it takes to make them. People here are so used to the abundance of stores we have, and the sales that they always havea - I just don't think it would be worth my time.

But... I do enjoy making gifts for others, so I will continue doing that.

I decided that the solid colored gloves could use some embellishment, so I sewed some buttons on them - hope they like it.

Those are very cute with the buttons, Lynne.

I love those Lynne! They look really nice!

Oh the buttons really add a lot! I like them!!!

great idea and the buttons a great accent!

Ohhhhhhhhh Yes Lynne The buttons are GREAT on those!! It would be really Cool if you found Music Note Buttons too,, Very Very Nice Lynne!!

i can't say anything that hasn't already been said, so i'll just say it again, great job lynne!

Thank you all once again! The gloves went over very well at Don's office. One young woman there who didn't even receive them said she has a few friends who would love to "order" some from me! I don't think she was sincere, but it was nice of her to say...

Just before I got crazed and made all those gloves last week, my new favorite pattern was knitting balls to include in my baby gifts. They are supposed to be hackey sac size, but I used slightly larger needles and they came out grapefruit size - PERFECT for little baby hands to catch, and they are light as a feather so they bounce off easily.

Once I finish a pair of fingerless gloves for myself, I'm going back to making more of these. I gave the first one to Don's nephew's new baby boy yesterday, along with a knit bear and bibs - they loved the ball the best! It's the 2-tone blue one in the picture.

lynne, those are awesome!

Very nice, Lynne.

Thanks Jiffy and Tina!

I finally got around to knitting a pair of fingerless gloves for myself.
There is a very thin metalic silver thread that runs through this yarn - it's hard to see in the picture though...

Very pretty, Lynne. Does it match your jacket? I can't wait until Jonni opens the nifty knitter she is getting for a gift. We are going to have fun with it.

Heyyyyyyyyyy I really like those balls Lynne!!!! I swear you knit the coolest things!!!!! Love your Gloves too!!!!!!!!

Very nice again, Lynne. Makes me want another baby (it doesn't take much!)
Jonni will open her KK tomorrow. There are patterns with it and a million on line.
Knitting is something that didn't come easily to me. Mostly I think because I am left handed. I used to knit just straight knitting. I never did learn how to purl. But learning crochet was easy. And fast. I had like a half hour lesson and then took off. Learned the rest from books.

lynne, those are great. and i love your gloves too i'm thinking i need to make myself something like that for work. so i can still type, but it will keep my hands warm.

tina, i can knit, just don't like it much. but the crochet i can do.

Thanks Tina and Jiffy!

Jiffy - you can crochet the fingerless gloves - they are really just a flat rectangle that is sewn up the sides with a hole left open to insert the thumb. I liked this pattern because of the cables, but the concept works just as well with a plain stitch.

One of the young women Don gave a pair to in his office said that she will definitely use them in the office - she's always cold and has a little heater in her cubicle too. With the fingerless gloves she'll still be able to type on the computer!

i have some odds and ends of thread, i think i'll try to work up a pair!