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Tuesday, 11 August 2015

{Divine} Fingerless Gloves



 
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Having fallen head over heels with this yarn (Sirdar Divine) despite it's awkward, metallic threaded + thick/thin fuzziness. 
I decided to knit myself a glove and slouch hat combo with it. For the gloves, I'm using a pattern from Erica Knight's Classic Collection, except I'm knitting the fingers only halfway up as I find fingerless gloves more versatile (I can wear them in the house etc...)
The first glove turned out quite well. I love how it looks but the thicker threads of yarn do make the fingers a little bulky. I'm thinking this will mean "cosy" come the winter chills.
Any one have any slouch hat pattern recommendations? 

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I am halfway through "Far from the Madding Crowd" I love Hardy, both his prose and poetry. I'm drawn to the language, the idiosyncratic characters and the gentle yet gripping plot, and for a while I  am transported back to a kind of English country life (for all it's sins) that has now past and will never be again. 
As soon as I finish the book I plan on treating myself to the movie.
Speaking of Hardy, We watched an adaptation of the Mayor of Casterbridge in the new year and it was beautifully done. 


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12 comments:

  1. Lucy Bowen12 August 2015 at 01:46

    The glove looks gorgeous and I'm sure they will be lovely and cosy come winter.

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  2. Kim 12 August 2015 at 04:05

    Gorgeous fingerless gloves, and that yarn looks lovely.

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  3. Tracey ~ Clover12 August 2015 at 05:08

    Love the yarn Suzy. I am knitting Beach Stone Hat which can be knit slouchy, the pattern is on Ravelry.

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  4. Vermont Grand View Farm12 August 2015 at 06:13

    I wear fingerless gloves all winter. It is just the right amount of warmth for my old farmhouse. These look lovely.

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  5. Unknown12 August 2015 at 07:04

    Your glove looks great! I love fingerless gloves as opposed to mitts, but have yet to take the plunge and knit some.

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  6. Tessa~ Here there be musing12 August 2015 at 11:41

    "I am transported back into to English country life (for all it's sins) that has now past and will never be again. "

    My kind of reading. :-))))))

    My daughter and her daughter, and one of my daughters in law, are the family knitters. My daughter even spins yarn. this gene completely passed my by, though. :-)

    Tessa

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  7. This little life12 August 2015 at 13:22

    These are gorgeous! They look sooo cozy!

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  8. Becki12 August 2015 at 14:53

    I've never worn fingerless gloves, but so many wonderful pictures of knitted-up ones make me want some. Yours are pretty. I love the colors in that yarn. And they do look warm.

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  9. Anonymous13 August 2015 at 00:20

    I love fingerless gloves! And the colours on your knit there are gorgeous wholesome earthly colours.. have you tried perusing through Liz's stash? (http://www.thesittingtree.net) Good luck and looking forward to seeing them completed xxx

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  10. aspiritofsimplicity13 August 2015 at 04:10

    I read Far From the Madding Crowd a few years back and fell in love with Hardy for the same reasons. I haven't seen the movie...perhaps I will netflix it soon. I don't want it to ruin the book for me. I am reading some Austen in August. I finished Sense and Sensibility and am in the middle of Emma. I had planned on reading 7 novels in this month...but I don't read as much in the summer...to many fun things to do out of doors. Winter is long here in New England and I find I read more when the nights are longer. This year I plan on knitting some fingerless gloves. I've never done gloves before....

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  11. karen13 August 2015 at 05:10

    love your mitts that are for you, lovely yarn!! I try to read a classic during the month as well as a contemporary novel, you know, to switch things up.

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  12. Denise14 August 2015 at 00:22

    totally awesome.

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