My stash is getting bigger with my plans for this years Christmas gifts. Is this happening to you as well? Today's yarn is earmarked for my husband Dan's gift of gloves. I've always shied away from making gloves even though Dan prefers them over mittens. Instead, I just keep making mittens for him and then he doesn't wear them. Not the best cycle to be caught up in as it leaves us both disappointed. It's the thought of all those double pointed needles needed for each individual finger that's kept me away. But, now I've found a pattern from Meg Swansen called I-cord Gloves which has me thinking I might finally be able to tackle this accessory. You see all the fingers are made from I-cords, which are then woven to the hand.
Sounds simple right?
Sounds simple right?
I found this yarn at my local yarn shop Skeins which is about 5 minutes from my house. Artyarns Ultramerino 6 is a soft, soft merino yarn that is hand painted. The colors match a hat I made for Dan sometime ago so much so that I'm wondering if it was the same colorway, but done on a worsted weight yarn? I'll never know as I didn't save the previous label - sigh. The best thing about this yarn though is that it was on sale, and a sale yarn that I actually know what I going to knit with it is the best kind of yarn there is.
What great yarn deals have you found lately?
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