Knitted And Spun

 

I used the pattern Augusta by Lena Marie Gjerald to knit these gloves in two colours. It uses a mock cable that is easy to knit and looks good. The gloves fit well because of the ribbed pattern, but can look a bit odd when not worn. 

I spun a batch of wool and dyed it charcoal yesterday afternoon. I put it out on the line this morning. There should be enough for the three pairs of fingerless gloves that have been ordered and, hopefully, enough left over for a pair for the market basket. 

You Never Can Tell

 

At the end of the market morning, I still had the blue and white gloves that I thought were irresistible! I did sell a pair of Spragues gloves that I whipped up quickly before the market. And I have order for three pairs of gloves, from two people, all wanted in charcoal. I've just started spinning for those. I delivered the socks that were ordered at the previous market and sold two pairs from the basket. What did I buy? Some vegetables and jam, two nasturtium plants and samosas for lunch. I worked on these fingerless gloves in quiet periods. I had taken my spinning wheel along, so people could see the whole process. 

Blue And White

 

I used the little bit of blue wool left over from the denim socks to knit these fingerless gloves. Once again, I used Allyson Dykhuizen's Reservoir Mitts pattern for the back of the hand, but made up the rest. My basket for the market is looking a bit sparse, but hopefully these will be eyecatching enough to draw attention. 

In Extremis

 

I had to take Jack to the doctor yesterday. No problem, I thought, I'll knit in the car instead of knitting at home. But when I opened my knitting bag, I discovered that I'd left the fourth needle at home! Oh my hat, as my friend Fran would say. I managed to keep knitting by pulling the needle out of one lot of stitches and then replacing it when I got to those stitches. Repeatedly. It was laborious and inefficient, but hey, I got up to thumb level and occupied 90 minutes. And managed to finish the gloves by the end of the day. 

Several

 

I've finished knitting the green socks, though I still have to sew non slip fabric on the soles. I started another pair of entrelac mittens while I was preparing the yarn for the brown gloves. Jack, my husband, took the order for the brown gloves. I wasn't home when a man came to cut up a tree branch that had fallen, but apparently he was fascinated by my spinning wheel and asked for a pair of fingerless gloves. Since it's an order, I want to knit them before the entrelac mittens, which are for my market stall. Mind you, the market is on Saturday and I would like to have a couple of pairs to offer, so I'm knitting earnestly! 

Non Slip

 

The man who ordered socks asked me to put something non slip on the bottom. Can do. I found a spot in the Winter sunshine this morning to sew on a rubbery fabric that should do the trick. I've nearly finished knitting the green socks. They are for his wife, so will need rubbery patches too. 

Handspun

 

My spinning is pretty consistent, helped by the commercial preparation of the fleece, but I'm not a machine. I think I must have spun the brown wool a little thicker than usual, so I ran out before I got to the toes of the second sock. I undid the toe of the first sock and knitted them both in green. I used wool spun for the next pair of socks, but they're a smaller size, so I'm sure there will be enough. I did consider adding some green to the top of the socks so that it looks less like I ran out of wool, but I'll knit the green pair first.