After realizing that the new tighter knitting on the color ribbing wasn't going to fit, I frogged it and started over on much larger needles. I got the band to the correct size and went down one needle size for the rest of the glove. One day, I will learn to listen to my gut feeling. As I looked at the needles I was pulling out, part of my brain pointed out that I should really go back down the 3 (or so) needle sizes to what I had originally been knitting on as that would get me my gauge. Not that I've done a gauge swatch, but that's what my gut feeling was trying to tell me.
I happily started knitting and learned how to do intarsia in the round. The yarn for this project was bought almost a year ago. It's taken me this long to start it because it's been really intimidating. This isn't simply a "take this pattern and make it for me" but a "this is what I want, can you figure out the pattern for me" sort of of project. I had little experience with intarsia to begin with and it seemed silly to have one's first project be in the round. I'm glad I leveled up in my knitting skills before I started this one.
Yesterday, I finished the thumb gusset. I pulled those stitches off onto a stitch holder and got Husband to put the glove on his hand.
It was big and not just a little big. It was a lot big. I stuffed the project back in my bag and left my knitting in the car as we were on our way to see a fringe show. As we spent the rest of the day going between activities, I pulled out the Mint Twist sock instead of frogging the glove. For some reason, I feel that frogging the glove in a moving vehicle was a bad idea. It ended up being a pleasant day (one event we went to was the same one that we had met at 3 years ago) and a lot of fun though I knew I'd have to frog the glove. Again. At least this time, I should only have to frog it to the wrist band.
Before I frog it, I did take some lovely pictures of it on my hand.
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| Black palm, grey top because gloves aren't hard enough. |
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| I probably could have fit both of my hands if I had tried. |
Friday night, while I was working a show and knitting on the glove, I thought it would be fun to capture what it is like for me to knit at work. Thankfully my phone has a timer. It took several shots and below is the best one.
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| What you don't see: the musicians on stage. |
This photo was lit only by the dim house light and the work light I have at my position. I'm also in full blacks. The music was phenomenal. It was a concert by the Young Musicians of Minnesota. This is a student run group that is striving to promote classical music to young musicians. It was truly a remarkable concert and a lot of fun to work. It's also nice to have such great music being played live while I knit.
The concert sounds fabulous, and great that you could get in some knitting!! I'm sorry about the gloves but as you said at least you save the wristband and your husband will get perfect gloves that he will love.
ReplyDeleteYou know I can't imagine a better job to do while knitting, I am so sorry about the glove and what you had done was so pretty, third time lucky right?
ReplyDeleteOh no that sucks having to frog again! Sounds like you had a great time at the Minesota Fringe though x
ReplyDeleteGah, trying to get gloves to fit can really suck. Hopefully third time's a charm! If I were knitting in the dark I'd be knitting very light coloured yarn :)
ReplyDeleteVery cool how you went to a concert. I haven't been to one for ages. I like the mitt. Those color lines give a dynamic touch.
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