Denise's Needleworks: Start-itis

About Me

Location: Ames, Iowa, United States

I am wife to Jeff, homeschool mom to 8, a knit and crochet teacher and totally addicted to knitting, crocheting and other fiber arts. After knitting, crocheting and sewing my own clothing from the age of 10 on, I studied textiles & clothing in college. That lead me to 25 years of custom dressmaking and alterations work, while sewing, knitting and crocheting for my growing children. I have worked in the yarn industry for the past 3 years and have been designing my own knitting patterns. Visit my web site at http://www.denisesneedleworks.com Find me as DeniseInIowa on Ravelry.com

Monday, May 10, 2010

Start-itis

I have it bad......I started another project. No, the pink AH103 mittens are not finished yet.

These are going to be the Annemor #15 gloves from Terri Shea's book Selbuvotter. The yarn is Rauma Finullgarn colors #438 and 4705.

People have asked if they can substitute Finullgarn in these patterns for the Rauma Gammelserie that is suggested. The 2 yarns are slightly different in gauge. It is looking like the hand may be a little big for me. I think I could have knit it slightly tighter. The tension above the thumb opening seems looser than the lower part of the hand. Maybe I should start the second one and try knitting it a bit tighter before I finish all the fingers.

Labels: Annemor #15, Annemor Sundbo, fair isle, fingering weight yarn, Finullgarn, Selbu, Selbuvotter, stranded, Terri Shea

1 Comments:

Kathy... said...: Love the new glove colors! Traditional is nice, but a little color to spice it up is refreshing!

Seems I always struggle with keeping the two garments the same gauge. The 2nd item (be it socks, mittens, or gloves) in color work always seems a tad looser to me. Goes to show that after all these years, I am still a "work in progress" - still trying to perfect my skills.; 1:25 PM