Tried And Tested

 

There are a lot of patterns for fingerless gloves on the internet. Some work better than others. I'm in a hurry at the moment, getting ready for Saturday's market, so I'm sticking to patterns that I've used before and I know work. The charcoal pair is Spragues by Galt House of Yarn and the pair I'm working on is Nalu by Sparrowhawk. 

I spun four skeins of wool over the weekend:

Now I'm in the process of dyeing them:

I don't think I'll be able to knit two pairs of socks before the market, but maybe one pair? 

Beaded Crochet Rope

 

Right, I have two necklaces and three bracelets done, to take to a local shop. Now I need to concentrate on spinning and knitting for next week's market table. 

Another Diversion

 

I had a request for puppets, I assume to illustrate the Tortoise And The Hare story. I've made rabbits or hares before, but I had to give some thought to a tortoise. My first step was to look up cartoon tortoise images, because cartoons highlight the most iconic aspects of animals. I was surprised that many of the images showed the tortoise as green. I don't think of tortoises as green! I stuck to brown. 

A Change From Knitting

 

A shop that sells my beadwork has depleted their stock and asked for some more. So I put aside my double pointed knitting needles and picked up my crochet hooks. The colours are a bit more vibrant than they look in the photo. I've started on a second necklace:

One More Augusta

 

I've finished another pair of Augusta fingerless gloves, pattern by Lena Marie Gjerald. They're for an order; I'll deliver them tomorrow. I have another skein of charcoal wool for a pair for the market basket, but I think I'll use a different pattern. 

Another Pair

 

I finished another pair of Augusta fingerless gloves, pattern by Lena Marie Gjerald. 

Here's the husband and wife pairs together. The colour shows up better against this background.

Blogger seems a bit erratic about updating blog lists at the moment, which is disconcerting. It looks as though a blog hasn't been updated for days, when in fact there's a new blog post on it. I hope they'll get their act together again soon. 

Man's Gloves

 

I've finished the first pair of gloves for the orders I'm working on. The colour is darker than it shows in the photo, definitely charcoal, not grey. I used the same pattern as I used for last week's gloves, my own pattern. I should write it down, in case there's a longer gap between requests for men's gloves. Silly to have to work it all out again.