now, i am no ballerina, i think i had 1 class as a 4 year old, but this name suits the colours
left glove after blocking
wow i have so many things to say >.<
this one glove took me anywhere from 5-8 hours to knit, iām bad at keeping track of time when knitting. i weighed her and sheās 17g. the yarn i used was norma by tejer es cool (45% FS alpaca, 30% nylon and 25% peruvian wool) iām currently a few rows in to the right glove as we speak.
proud to say i used 5 new techniques for these gloves and are my first pair of fingerless gloves with a thumb gusset. linking all the videos i used!
1. german twisted cast on
upon further examination i may have actually done this wrong ā¦
i am not sure how i feel, its definitely cool but extremely tedious and i find it annoying, but maybe im still getting used to it. i cannot invest in dpns right now so itāll have to do! had to cast on about 4 or 5 different times..
3. knitting (clean) ribbed stripes
so happy i stumbled upon this reel a day before i started the project
4. 2x2 tubular/italian bind off
wow this was hard! ive never done a italian bind off before but this method allows you to bind off 2x2 ribbing without needing to rearrange the stitches to 1x1, looks great and neat but really not sure if it was worth all the trouble overall im happy i learned it but dreading doing it again.
5. knitting a thumb gusset
super fun and glad i did it but not i have to figure out how to do it on the other side like where to start it in the work. if you have any tips let me know!
general notes on this freehand project
i wish i did my increases differently...i kind of just threw them on opposite ends increasing 4 stitches every 3 rows at opposite ends of the tube (if that makes any sense) but next time ill do it all at one end so i have a neat finish on the outside of the glove. also in the first row of increasing i threw them in kind of randomly... wont do that again.
i noticed i was creating gaps by not pulling my yarn tight enough when i would knit the next round, this led to me pulling my yarn and holding it with more tension at the top of the glove and definitely a noticeable change in tension in the stitches toward the top, i blocked it and it relaxed a little and is not as bad, but def keeping this in mind for the second glove and will try and intentionally recreate that tighter tension in the top to keep the gloves looking consistent. I tried to close these gaps by pulling and tying the yarn on the inside of the work in funny ways. (photo below is before blocking)
they are a bit hard to put on... i still love them but i shouldve casted on 4 more stitches. my last pair of fingerless gloves became too big in just a few days, due to the fibre i chose, my tension and how many stitches i cast on, i decided to undershoot it on these i dont regret it because they def fit, but wish they fit a bit better. I still do not understand how to know how many stitches to cast on, its a total mystery to me.
i am still new to knitting in the round so iām not sure how this happened or how to prevent it while knitting stripes, but definitely will try and keep this on the inside edge of the next glove.
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