Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Long Beaded Gloves


Well, have taken a break from quilting to do some knitting. I was commissioned to make some long gloves, similar to the beaded gloves I posted some time ago. I didn't have a pattern so I used what I learned from making the gauntlets (long fingerless gloves) and the beaded gloves to make up my own pattern. I used Jane Davis's same beaded pattern so that I wouldn't have to figure that out, too. This is the result. I used Berroco Ultra Alpaca Fine in Pea Soup with clear iridescent green beads. I didn't taper the fingers as these are meant to be a surprise gift for someone, and the only info. I got was that the hand size was about the same as for the beaded gloves I made (the gal is very tall). No tapering leaves a bit more room for the fingers just in case it's needed.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Crickie's Orca Quilt



Hey, Guys!

Well, here I am at the library posting an entry after trying unsuccessfully for the last month to do it at home. My time is ticking away....

Anyway, I started this quilt about 11 years ago for someone's baby (the "baby" is now in high school). It was one of those things where I thought completely hand quilting the piece would "not take that long since the piece was so simple." The "baby" got another handmade gift, but now that this is done, Cricket has fallen in love with it and sleeps on it at the foot of our bed. It's also a great lap warmer.