Tag Archives: palette

The cat did something unspeakable

Posted on May 13, 2014 by clicknknit

Something made from odds and ends and yarn scraps is always satisfying but it may be a while before I work another pair of multi-coloured gloves.  The reworked floral muhu mashup gloves version 2 are safely put away – not so … Continue reading →

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It’s the quirk that works

Posted on May 6, 2014 by clicknknit

The floral prototype gloves from my  last post were finished eventually and I even mustered the enthusiasm to shorten the thumb and lengthen the pinky when it was evident they were going to be good enough to gift. They have been a bit of … Continue reading →

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Off the cuff

Posted on April 23, 2014 by clicknknit

The latest prototype, improvised around a Muhu cuff, continues slowly.  With just three fingers on each hand left to do and a myriad of problems worked through along the way the revised pattern is already on a spreadsheet. The excessively … Continue reading →

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Easing the tension

Posted on April 11, 2014 by clicknknit

I normally knit small projects with steel needles.  Tension is generally tight and I have to make a conscious effort with fingers not to work too tight.  With the current project using three colours in some rows tension is likely to … Continue reading →

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One thing leads to another and another …

Posted on April 11, 2014 by clicknknit

March has come and gone –  a few bits made,  lots of ideas played around with and more yarn wasted and discarded than actually made into anything purposeful.  I took the moquette glove pattern worked one fingerless mitt and worked the second … Continue reading →

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