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Slowly the holiday decorations are going up.
Last year James and I didn't decorate at all for Christmas. We didn't even have a tree. Things were very bad at our household and it was mostly due to our infertility.
This year however we have slowly been getting into the Christmas spirit. We still don't have a tree up, but I did put up our apartment decorations. And even better!! I came home from work to find Christmas lights strewn across our windows!! James tried putting up lights outside but when it wasn't working out he said "Screw it!" in famous James fashion and brought the lights indoors.
I actually squealed when I came home from work. I do believe this Christmas is going to rock!
Another project done!
I finally finished my Alice Cullen inspired Fingerless Gloves! I am so happy with how they turned out.
The original gloves from the movie:
Not the best picture of Alice, she really looks .. um I guess “padded” is the nicest way to put it, in New Moon but as soon as I saw this picture I just knew that I had to have these fingerless gloves.
The original pattern from Ravelry:
copyright © Nancy Fry
♥ Pattern: New Moon inspired Alice Cullen fingerless mittens by Nancy Fry
♥ Yarn: Bristol County Dyeworks Merino Worsted in New Moon, about 110 yards, but really I have no idea
♥ Needles: US size 7 & US size 8 DPN
♥ Mods: I knit an extra 20 rows in the arm portion
My results:
This was my very first project using double pointed needles. I am quite happy with the results. And although the first glove is quite loose where the joins are I knit a little tighter with the second glove. It was extremely awkward at first but I followed some advice from fellow Ravelrs and knit a few rows on straight needles and transferred them to the dpn’s. This helped tons until I got used to the rhythm of knitting this way in the round. I can see now how some people choose to only knit using dpns. I am sure that with more practice my results will be just as good as I knit using straight needles.
The yarn was fantastic. I purchased it on Etsy from Bristol County Dyeworks and would definitely purchase from them again. The skein I purchased was large enough to knit up this pattern with lots left over. I will probably knit up another pair of Alice Cullen inspired gloves but from another pattern I have. This yarn was so pretty when it arrived that I didn’t want to knit it up.
The original gloves from the movie:
Not the best picture of Alice, she really looks .. um I guess “padded” is the nicest way to put it, in New Moon but as soon as I saw this picture I just knew that I had to have these fingerless gloves.
The original pattern from Ravelry:
copyright © Nancy Fry
♥ Pattern: New Moon inspired Alice Cullen fingerless mittens by Nancy Fry
♥ Yarn: Bristol County Dyeworks Merino Worsted in New Moon, about 110 yards, but really I have no idea
♥ Needles: US size 7 & US size 8 DPN
♥ Mods: I knit an extra 20 rows in the arm portion
My results:
This was my very first project using double pointed needles. I am quite happy with the results. And although the first glove is quite loose where the joins are I knit a little tighter with the second glove. It was extremely awkward at first but I followed some advice from fellow Ravelrs and knit a few rows on straight needles and transferred them to the dpn’s. This helped tons until I got used to the rhythm of knitting this way in the round. I can see now how some people choose to only knit using dpns. I am sure that with more practice my results will be just as good as I knit using straight needles.
The yarn was fantastic. I purchased it on Etsy from Bristol County Dyeworks and would definitely purchase from them again. The skein I purchased was large enough to knit up this pattern with lots left over. I will probably knit up another pair of Alice Cullen inspired gloves but from another pattern I have. This yarn was so pretty when it arrived that I didn’t want to knit it up.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
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