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I have learned several new techniques, including magic loop, knitting on double pointed needles, cables, cabling without a cable needle, cable cast on and picot bind off. Woof. Making the gloves confirmed that I really do prefer knitted gloves to crocheted gloves. They're more elastic and conform to the hand better. So I see gloves in my future. :)
I tried to take a picture wearing one of them, even though they're really too small for me, but it just didn't work. So here are the flat photos. The first one was taken BEFORE I worked the thumbs.
Thumbs? We don't need no stinkin' thumbs...
And here's the really final pair. The cables came out differently between the two. I can't decide if it's a function of the left twist vs. right twist or if it's something I did. I did the last cable round with a cable needle just to check -- but the left twisting cables seem flatter and broader while the right twisting cables are more bouncy and compact. But even with the cable needle, there was a difference. I don't understand it, unless maybe I was just knitting tighter on the second glove (although they did come out to the same dimensions). Which is possible. I have a tendency to knit and crochet pretty tight.
But I still think they look pretty cool.
I tried to take a picture wearing one of them, even though they're really too small for me, but it just didn't work. So here are the flat photos. The first one was taken BEFORE I worked the thumbs.
Thumbs? We don't need no stinkin' thumbs...
And here's the really final pair. The cables came out differently between the two. I can't decide if it's a function of the left twist vs. right twist or if it's something I did. I did the last cable round with a cable needle just to check -- but the left twisting cables seem flatter and broader while the right twisting cables are more bouncy and compact. But even with the cable needle, there was a difference. I don't understand it, unless maybe I was just knitting tighter on the second glove (although they did come out to the same dimensions). Which is possible. I have a tendency to knit and crochet pretty tight.
But I still think they look pretty cool.