it’s that time of year

When I don’t look completely out of place for wrapping myself from head to toe in wool each morning. Not that it’s stopped me..

One of my seats at the office where I am most mornings puts me in direct path of an AC vent. If I were to shut off that vent I would roast due to the nature of the space I occupy. Even though I freeze, I honestly would rather be chilly than in a warm stuffy space. The power of the AC is such that I have iced tea & coffee in about 5 minutes.

So I did what any other knitter would do with a large stash of wool and cold hands.

Simple Braid Fingerless Gloves

Started: 20090706
Completed: 20090709
Yarn: 108.1 yards (98.8 m) LavenderSheep Superwash Merino Fingering Sock Yarn in Chocolate
Needles: 2mm circs

Quick Notes: 1×1 ribbing on cuff, cable braid, hemmed edge, and I actually wove in most of the ends!

Detailed Notes and rambling: This pattern is mostly my own, taken from my tension, experience, and various patterns not limited to Pamela‘s Knucks and Yvonne‘s Mitts and the desire to knit a braid. They were a super fast knit, mostly because I needed them, but mitts are items without toes, heels, or fingers to make you pay close attention. In order to correct frustrations with other pairs I’ve made myself, I hemmed the top portion of the hand and bound off the thumb pretty tightly. As I expected, the thumb loosened to comfort with wear pretty quickly.