Gloves and toddler sweater...

[neotoma]

My mom sent me a CD of photos snapped in 2004, including two knitting projects I did for Christmas that year.

	Leah E's gloves Made over the Christmas holidays in 2004 for my sister-in-law. 5 st/in, using the glove pattern in The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns and two ball of Noro Kureyon
	Cam's Christmas Sweater Made in 2004, out of Noro Kureyon. Buttons from G-Street Fabric. Drop-shoulder pattern made using Sweater Wizard, and modified for shoulder buttons.
	Cam's Christmas Sweater Seed stitch on the cuffs, neck, and hem, with buttoned shoulders. Sized for a three-year-old, but given to 1 1/2 year old Cam because he was so tall.

Gloves are pretty fun to make, as it turns out, but I want the recipient THERE to try them on; people have all sorts of finger-lengths. Toddler sweaters, well, the kid will *eventually* grow into them.

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[neotoma.livejournal.com]

Crochet is fun, but it's much more drape-y than knitting, so what you can do with it is different.

The gloves aren't that hard, but they need to be made carefully -- cuffs, then palm with thumb gusset, then pinky finger, then ring, index and forefinger, finishing off with the end of the thumb. The book really has a lovely pattern in several gauges and sizes.

I used double-pointed needles -- Swallow Caesins, in fact. The faux tortoise-shell is very pretty and works nicely with wool. You need dpns for the fingers, at the very least.

Noro Kureyon is a lovely worsted-weight yarn, and comes in many many colorways. Some are very bright, some are subdued, but they're all gorgeous.

Thanks for the belated birthday greeting. I'm not going to go out tonight, as they're predicting it will get down in the teens. :P