I've been doing lots of knitting. I'm working on a pair of socks that have been languishing on the needles since we moved in and I'm also teaching myself stranded (Fair Isle) knitting.
I made the fingerless mitts above for my sister Sally for her birthday. The pattern is Ysolda Teague's 'Veyla' and it's great. A quick but very pretty knit and Sally is absolutely delighted with them.
And then Chris asked me to make him another pair of fingerless gloves, this time in dark red. These are a mish-mash of a couple of standard glove patterns. They're knitted in DK weight yarn so they should keep his hands nice and warm.
Many people wonder if fingerless gloves are effective. They really really are - they keep your wrists warm which helps and even though your fingers and their tips are exposed your hands are kept surprisingly toasty. Also, and in Chris's case this is of major importance, the free fingertips factor allows you to use the touch screen of your iPhone with ease. Result!
