February 2010

Free Pattern: Basic Long Fingerless Glove (Sports weight)
Wed. February 17th 2010 5am
  A very basic long fingerless glove, entirely knit in stockinette stitch and seamed up the sides. Yarn: approx. 140 yards of  sports weight (or very light dk) yarn. Needlesize: US5 or needlesize to obtain correct gauge. Yarn suggestions: Alpaca Silk by Blue Sky Alpacas, Fresco by Classic Elite Yarns, Ultra Alpaca Light by Berocco, Road to China Light by the Fibre Company, Mongolian Cashmere by Jade Sapphire and Felted Tweed by Rowan. To download the pattern click on link below: Basicsports Some more specifics This pattern is a very basic fingerless glove, entirely knit in...
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Getting Technical With It, part III
Tue. February 16th 2010 6am
Hi there! I am writing this blogpost from San Francisco. My wifi connection is super slow, and I am about to go crazy, but I simply have to get this blogpost out! In this part, I am going to talk a bit about photography. When you put out a pattern, it is nice when you have an image to showcase the knitted end product. If I had a lot of money, I would hire a professional photographer. However, I do not have a lot of money. So it is just me, my dslr Nikon D40 and any willing model! Nikon D40 For the past 2 years I have been working with my Nikon D40, an entry level DSLR. This dslr camera, was...
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Getting Technical With It, PartII
Thu. February 11th 2010 4am
  Hi there, welcome back to my series "Getting Technical With It"! Yesterday, I discussed the basic form of a fingerless glove design and how to build out from there. I also discussed the several design options and thus questions that need to be addressed before going any further. Some of those questions were: How long do I want my glove to be? 12 inch or 14 inch for example? After I have determined how long it will be, how much yarn would I need? Oh hey, uhm… in what weight am I going to make this pattern? Chunky, worsted, sports, dk, fingering, sock or lace? Let's get on it and...
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Getting Technical With It, Part I
Wed. February 10th 2010 2am
Over the past 2 weeks, I have been working hard on a very simple and basic fingerless glove pattern. I scheduled to release the pattern about a week ago, but then changed my mind. I did not have the feeling it was ready to be released yet and decided to go another route. My initial plan was to release the pattern in sportsweight gauge. My new plan is to release the pattern in three different gauges: Worsted -, sports-, and sock weight. Also, several people have been asking on how I go about designing and writing a pattern. And I would love to talk some more about that too. So let's get...
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