I was not going to knit any gifts this year. I know, what was I thinking. But last year I knitted rather
large gifts for my mom and sisters.
This year I had intension of felting soaps and then giving a wash cloth to go with it.
But I had done something similar a couple of years ago.
Then I thought I would just buy something. But alas, I just couldn't. It isn't hand made and seems not as personal.
Then I went on a hunt for something easy, fun, and useful. That's when I rediscovered
The Ringwood Glove Pattern in the current
Knitty and the rest is history.
I decided that I would knit a pair for my mom and if all went well and quickly I would add two more pairs for my sisters. Good news, these are fast, fun and the finished product is wonderful. Just the right ingredients for gift giving.
Here are mom's. (no worries, she doesn't read the blog).
I used Caper, a cashmere/merino blend Dk yarn from
String Theory. I love love love this yarn. It is really nice, soft, and cushy to knit with and the color is wonderful. The finished project is just so nice. I still need buttons on the cuffs but I have one set done and 2 more to go.
On to the second pair. These are for the sister that loves color. I used "Socks that Rock" light weight that I had in my stash.
Since this yarn is fingering weight and not dk I am making the medium size. The "ringwood" stitch pattern is very stretchy so going up just the one size has worked perfect. Since my row gauge is smaller I am measuring against the other gloves for the length of different parts of the glove. That has worked out perfect. I have one done and the second on started.
The third pair will be a deep red color "tart" of
madelinetosh dk that I got at
Abuelita's here in South Pasadena. They have a lot of madelinetosh dk and fingering weight.
I Love this yarn too.
I have one more top secret present to knit. I will be using Jetterbug from Collinette in "Vatican Pie". Fun fun fun!
I will let the secret out of the bag after christmas. Don't want to spoil the surprise. It is about as much knitting as the gloves so I feel I am in good shape.
I have a lot of FO's that I need to take pictures of and post about. But that will be another day.
I want to leave you with one more picture. This is my street today. After the rain last night I have sidewalks full of leaves and the colors on the tress are just to die for. I keep looking out the window as I write this and smile. The colors make me so happy!!
I hope your knitting keeping you happy!
