Chunky superfine alpaca. (soooo soft...) 5.5mm needles. 32 stitches. 2x2 rib. WOrk in round to thumb, then back and forth for about 8 or 10 rows, join again in round (this creates the thumb hole...) another couple of inches for the hand, and done. One ball (around 100 metres or less) makes a pair, and it's one evening in front of the TV. Hoo-wah! (or an hour's basketball practice for most of one. I'll complete the other one at swimming tonight...)
These are in the colours of the University of Ottawa - attended by my sitter's daughter. Both her and her mom will be getting a pair. (School spirit and all that...)
Depending on the time I have left, I may make some with a thumb gusset, but for (almost) instant gratification - this is the one.
3 comments:
I like the un-gsseted kind myself for wearing over mittens. If you are active outside, its nice having something to cover the bit between your mitten and your wrist.
And the other part is no thinking, making it really simple knitting. I seem to have a strong affinity for simple unthinking knitting these days.
Or maybe its just the not thinking when I knit.
I am sitting here at work with freezing cold hands coveting those.....
I love the red and grey combo!
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