Wristles are finished!

The first set anyway!  Following is my modified "Dolce Fingerless Gloves" from Lion Brand.

MATERIALS:
One skein of Homespun yarn
Set of Double Pointed Needles - Size 7
Set of Double Pointed Needles - Size 9
Ring Stitch Markers
Large Eye blunt Needle

DIRECTIONS:
Gloves:
With smaller needles cast on 32 stitches.  Divide evenly among three needles and join making sure not to twist sts.
Work in K2, P2 rib until item measures 2 inches.
Switch to larger needles as you knit the round (St. st.); continue this stitch for 5 inches.

Thumb Gusset:
Rnd 1 (Inc Rnd): k1, place marker (pm), M1, k6, M1, pm, k to end of rnd - 34 sts.
Rnd 2 - 4: knit
Repeat Rnd 1 - 4 three more times - 40 sts at the end
Repeat Rnd 1 & 2 one more time - 42 sts.
Next Rnd: k1, remove makrer, k1, bind of 12, k1, remove marker, k to end of rnd
Next Rnd: k1, cast on 4 sts over bound off sts over bound off sts of previous rnd, k to end of rnd - 32 sts
Hand:
Knit 4 rounds
Change to smaller needles and work in k2, p2 rib until piece measures 10 inches.

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 I'll snap a picture or two later and post it.

First Redesign

Found a pattern for wristlets on Lion Brand just before Thanksgiving that I really liked.  Went shopping for the yarn and needles ~ what an ordeal that was.  Found the yarn just fine, but it was a style of wool blend that would make me itch like CrAzY.  So I thought, "No big deal; check the weight of the yarn and find something I like better!"  Much to my relief, Home Spun is a very similar weight.  One problem solved.  Yee ha!

Next problem was finding double pointed needles in size 4.5 mm (No.7) and 5.5mm (No.9)  Thankfully, a knitting friend loaned me her No. 7's and I could get started.  Found No. 7's & 9's at Joanne's finally (not shopping elsewhere for needles anymore, nope, not going to do it.  I'll go to Joanne's first).

Well, after making the wristlets, pretty close to the pattern the first time round, they just didn't work.  My modifications were to big!  I had other craft projects to accomplish for Christmas and mittens to make for my two boys in January.  Come the end of January I ripped the knitting apart and began again, tweaking as I went along, and hoping I didn't change it so much that I would need to add yarn to my balls.  BIG sigh, finished one the other day, with yarn left over.  Have the stitches cast on for the second one and hope to be finished in the next few days.

When finished, I'll photo graph them and type out my instructions.

Pictures

Now that I've found the cord to our camera (the one to download photos to your computer) will see about taking a few photos of things I've made and haven't taken photos of yet.  Will see about loading them sometime in the near future along with the pattern I followed (or modified).

First Post

I began knitting almost five years ago (maybe 4 and 3/4s) out of a desire to make something for a friend.  Prior to this first time knitting, I'd been a sewer.  I enjoyed it, but sewing wasn't portable like knitting.

The switch has blossomed into a passion that is quite enjoyable for me.  The choices of yarn and patterns seem endless.  Being able to take my knitting projects with me, to most places, has been a great experience.  It opens the door to talk to folks, who are intrigued by knitting or are a knitter themselves.  Friendships have developed because of knitting ~ a common activity weaving us together!

Here, I hope to journal my knitting experiences, post current and future projects, and share in others experiences. 

Hope you'll come back!