Hands down…
Posted in awesome apparel, knitting on 03/10/2010 07:53 am by monkeytailz
I have finally found a Fingerless Gloves pattern that I love! I made several pairs from The Cool Girl’s Guide to Knitting and did like the pattern, but it wasn’t quite right. The main issue was the lack of an actual thumb. There was just a large hole and a seam right up the middle of the back of the gloves. They looked great from the front, but I wasn’t happy with the back. I have been searching high and low for a side seam pattern that I like and wasn’t having much luck (I did find lots of side seam patterns, but didn’t like the overall look of the gloves). Then, during a quick trip to the thrift store for something totally unrelated, I found a couple knitting books for super cheap and snapped them up. Well, wouldn’t you know, one of those books had a fingerless gloves pattern that was very close to what I had been looking for! So, I took that pattern, changed it up a bit to get the look I wanted (fuzzy cuffs and thumbs, stripes, picot edging around the fingers, and a few other minor changes) and the resulting FrankenPattern is exactly what I wanted! The first pair is black and violet stripes accented with black eyelash yarn. They did turn out a bit bigger than I wanted, but I’m learning. They are for sale in my Etsy Shop and I’m taking orders for custom pairs in other colors, sizes and yarns.
Hands Down…this is my new favorite Fingerless Gloves pattern!


