I finally finished one of the gloves that should go with this baret. It only took me one year and I am still not at all happy about it. It is wearable, but it definitely needs tweaking (a lot). This project makes me realize how much I hate that Just give me a pattern and let the result be exactly as described It hasnāt happened yet.
Hereās the right hand glove Iāve knitted:
It looks way too massive for my hand, doesnāt it? That is true: the part around my hand is bulky, while I did try it on and measured it repeatedly :oo:
I know that I should have just frogged it when I realized it was too big, but I somehow thought it would magically fit after a good night of sleep Somehow I cannot bring myself to frog things that look halfway decentā¦ āKill your darlingsā - I didnāt (though I havenāt taken out the lifelines yet)
As for the fingers:
And there are plenty of holes. I tried and tried, but every time I tried to pick up the stitches differently - different holes appeared. Never NONE. :shrug:
Having said that, Iāll wear it any way
On to the left glove!
PS Any ideas on what to do differently on that one would be much appreciated. Iāll definitely make the āhand/palmā part shorter. I donāt care that they wonāt look the same - I am going for progress One day I will magically knit a wonderful glove :knitting: After all, this is my first tryā¦
PS2 I already got some quite some ideas on how to avoid holes, but it isnāt working out. It actually amazes me how I can still go wrong with that much good advice
Itās a great looking gfove and will make a spectacular set with your lovely hat. Sure, go ahead and tweak the pattern to make the fit exactly as you would like but youāve made a terrific right hand glove. Good luck with its partner.
@GrumpyGrandma
Hereās a clos up - there are holes at every finger. I can just sew them up or weave a bit with the yarn to make them invisable.
The holes look like this:
I understand how you feel about the holes. Thatās a real close-up shot. Iām sure nobody else would ever notice unless you point it out. You really did very well.
Iāve only done mitten thumbs, fingers are still a mystery to me.
Iāve never done fingers on gloves yet, Iāve got that to come! Like GG says, I donāt think anyone will notice them, but I understand how you feel cause you know theyāre there, however, I certainly wouldnāt let that spoil you enjoyment of them. Theyāre a lovely colour.
To prevent holes when knitting gloves , i use this When you put the waiting stitches on waste yarn , use a lockable stitch marker to catch one leg of the first stitch and the stitch next to it left on needle and do the same for last stitch on waste yarn and stitch left on needle. Those stitch markers keep the stitches from stretching out . That is where the holes come from.
Well, it took me some time to make and even more time to post the result - but here is the left (green) glove:
It is way smaller than the blue one, both in circumference (I accidentally cast on 44 instead of 48 stitches) as in length of the fingersā¦ Oh, and I knitted less rows after the ribbing and before I started increasing for the thumb.
But it fits, just differently than the blue one. The blue is a bit oversized while the green is quite slim fitted But I hardly ever keep my hands still, so nobody will notice
BTW, here is what the fingers look like when one uses the method of k2tog for the last round and then just draw the yarn through the stitches which are left:
I think the trick to knitting gloves is to ājust doā. And it might be a good idea to knit 3 gloves: one to just try it all out on and then 2 others to knit for use :knitting: Itās quite important to keep track of what youāre doing though - I really missed out on that, loosing count of the rounds for the fingers and suchā¦ :wall: I swear, even when I try to focus on it, my mind just wonders
BTW, I still have the āhole problemā, but I just sew them up. I tried using that wonderful method of fastening the stitches, but somehow my fastener kept loosing its way :wall: I need a new oneā¦
BTW2 For more photos of the process, check the photobucket album where these pictures are from, I made it public.
Here is a total of what I made of this yarn:
Now I just have to wait for winter. Itās February and there hasnāt been any snow yet! :nails: The ice on the water isnāt even strong enough to hold the ducks. What is a winter when one cannot even skate?!
Beautiful! Iām glad you got the gloves finished and I LOVE the beret too! Hope you get some colder weather soon too, weāve ātoo muchā cold and snow this year!
Just give me a pattern and let the result be exactly as described 
It hasnāt happened yet.
Somehow I cannot bring myself to frog things that look halfway decentā¦ āKill your darlingsā - I didnāt (though I havenāt taken out the lifelines yet)
One day I will magically knit a wonderful glove :knitting: After all, this is my first tryā¦
the colors youāve chosen, and there is something so delightfully whimsical about using the colors as you have.
