Party Gloves

Dear Stuntmother,

When I received the Spunky Eclectic Fiber Club offering for December, I was stymied. However would I use this rather jarring colorway? (That's not my own fiber, but it looked the same). It's called Party Dress, and was intended to be reminiscent of 1980's fashion. I've successfully forgotten all the horrible things I wore in the 80s, so this wasn't a happy reminder. However, when the package was opened, William squealed, "Pretty colors, Mommy!" So, he'd get something knit from this fiber.

It took me a good month to spin the skinny singles, and then Navajo ply them. I realized the only way to make this colorway work was to keep each color separate. Given the choice between socks, gloves and mittens, William chose gloves. Disclaimer: all FO photos are unblocked. I couldn't get them back from their new owner to make them all pretty.


Pattern: Ann Budd's basic glove pattern. I highly recommend this one. It makes simple gloves easily customizable for finger length, and the pattern is pretty easy to remember. These are the 6-8 year old size, with a gauge of 7 spi.

Yarn: My own handspun, from Spunky Eclectic Fiber Club, Party Dress. 100% superwash Corriedale, Navajo plied and about 16-18 wpi (a light sportweight).

Needles: Addi Turbo US #2 (3.0 mm), Magic Loop

Time to knit: about 3 days for each glove. When fingers aren't fair isle, they're really fast.

Comments: He loves them--they're easy to get on, easy to latch his seatbelt in the booster seat, and I love knitting them. A fun, fast little project. The entire pair weighs only 32g. I have another skein of this yarn left, so maybe when he outgrows these, I can whip up another pair.

Love,
Eyeknit