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Mermaid Gloves

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Pattern: My own, inspired by Steph's Mermaid Gloves which were inspiried by Cookie's Pomatomus stitch pattern. For one of the gloves I flipped Chart A in order to get mirror-imaged scallops.
Yarn: Koigu KPM, 2 skein, and Sundara Yarn in Plum over Slate for the cuff.
Needles: US1 dpns

Couldn't be more pleased with these gloves. Well, maybe if they were in a different color, like the lovely bluish variety that Steph used. Those Koigu semi-solids are hard to come by. But no matter, I'm so glad I attempted them because they are just divine. And so easy to make! Really!

Comments [24]
Filed Under: Completed Projects | Gloves | Mermaid

Thursday, November 30, 2006 1:21:16 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Ooh, gorgeous! I'll be anxiously awaiting your "explanation" so I can make my own pair.

Curious -- when you say you flipped the chart, do you mean you started at the top rather than the bottom?

Sarah | paknitwitAT NOSPAMgmail dot com

Thursday, November 30, 2006 2:05:47 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

These are cool. Everyone was knitting those socks, and it's good to see the pattern "re-interpreted".

Nik | plasmid1393AT NOSPAMhotmail dot com

Thursday, November 30, 2006 3:49:46 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Very nice! They look great!

(And I like your top, too!)

seedless grape | estherAT NOSPAMartoutoftheframe dot com

Thursday, November 30, 2006 3:51:40 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

That dude on Heroes can't do that shizznit now can he! Huh?!

scout | scoutjAT NOSPAMscoutj dot com

Thursday, November 30, 2006 4:31:17 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

I will definitely have to try this one out! Both yours and Steph's look great.

Good Egg | whgoodeggAT NOSPAMgmail dot com

Thursday, November 30, 2006 5:03:25 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Awesome! They look lovely. I'm tempted to knit a pair for myself, since my hands do tend to get cold, but I need fingers for typing!

Cookie | delusionalfoolAT NOSPAMyahoo dot com

Thursday, November 30, 2006 5:54:45 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Those look fabulous, and I must knit a pair. Never mind the pair of pomatomas socks I have in progress - these must be done first!

Looking forward to the explanation!

Hazel | mailAT NOSPAMknitwithcathair dot com

Thursday, November 30, 2006 8:11:40 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Love them! They turned out so well! Nice work :)

Sarah | persnicketyknitAT NOSPAMblogspirit dot com

Friday, December 01, 2006 2:11:08 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

They look great!
Please tell me you were making karate/ninja/hi-ya noises when you took the fourth pick down :) Those gloves are great for kicking ass.

Specs | specsknitsAT NOSPAMgmail dot com

Friday, December 01, 2006 2:42:11 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

I am digging the mermaid gloves. I love how fitted they are. The pattern is interesting but not too distracting--perfect to wear on hands. Great project!

Erin | girlwhoknitsAT NOSPAMgmail dot com

Friday, December 01, 2006 7:56:33 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Gorgeous! Oh, and I loved your holiday wish list!!

Carla | spinningayarnAT NOSPAMgmail dot com

Friday, December 01, 2006 8:17:55 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Love the gloves!

Kelly | thegabbyknitterAT NOSPAMcox dot net

Friday, December 01, 2006 8:39:22 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Stunningly gorgeous, Li! and what a great photo shoot too ;)

Lolly | lkAT NOSPAMweinholdonline dot com

Friday, December 01, 2006 9:53:03 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Very, very pretty! And yay for explanapatterns!

And no yay for overuse of exclamation marks....

Aura | auragoneAT NOSPAMgmail dot com

Friday, December 01, 2006 1:43:18 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Very lovely!! They really did turn out great. And love your pretty top!

Michelle | maurermichelleAT NOSPAMhotmail dot com

Saturday, December 02, 2006 10:18:24 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Wow - I love those. I remember thinking Steph's were gorgeous - and yours are too. Beautiful color, awesome stitch definition on that pattern. Well done.

Elizabeth | elizabethAT NOSPAMelizabethklett dot com

Saturday, December 02, 2006 10:44:40 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Great job! They look fantastic.

Maritza | cynicthelambAT NOSPAMgmail dot com

Saturday, December 02, 2006 11:23:46 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

They're stunning! And oh-so-clever to flip the chart.

Chris | silkAT NOSPAMonvoymail dot com

Saturday, December 02, 2006 11:30:23 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

please do post an explanation/pattern! i would love to make some of those.

melissa | melissa dot loundAT NOSPAMgmail dot com

Sunday, December 03, 2006 9:05:41 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Beautiful!! and you were really adventurous to attempt them without an explicit patttern! Good job!