well, they started life as socks and morphed into fingerless mitts. having decided to do a ruffled cuff on socks, i cast on 88 stitches, then decreased down to 44 on the first round. after about 3 inches, it was obvious that the cuff was just too loose and floppy for socks, and wouldn't be so bad on a mitt because the cuff could come up over a shirt or sweater sleeve. so, i kept on knitting til it was about 5 inches, then bound off 10 stitches and cast 'em back on in the next round. 'twas a perfect thumb hole... so i kept on knitting for another couple of inches. kept trying it on til it covered my knuckles... and now i have mitts. they feel really warm and comfy and keep my gnarly ole knuckles toasty. the photos aren't the best... it's hard to get one hand/arm far enough away from the camera and still be able to push that button with the other hand. hmmm, guess i could have set the timer...
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Wow, those sure are pretty! Probably best you converted them to mittens; socks are too hard to show off!
WOW... I love those. Bet they are fun and warm to wear,too.
well... thank you, Emma and Carolyn! Actually, my dad's hands were cold and i offered to let him wear them. Next thing i knew he asked if that constituted a "formal presentation"... and now they belong to him.
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