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[mamadeb]

This is my day for losing things. First I lost one of my gloves (it should turn up. I had both when I came home last night) and then my debit card. This has been cancelled, of course and I'll get a temporary tomorrow.

But because I couldn't find my glove, I wore the mittens I just knitted.

Arrgh. I think I need to use smaller needles - the wrists were too big, and I don't have small wrists, and I could feel the wind whistling through the hands of the mittens. They were better than going gloveless, but only just.

I guess I just knit larger than gauge and will have to compensate for that.

Well, I found the other glove. Yay!

Comments

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

Mittens and gloves really need to be knitted at a tighter gauge than the ball band gives, in my experience. Or with a techinque -- slip stitch, fair isle, tvaandsstickning, or shagging -- leaves extra yarn stranded on the inside for extra thickness.

[odogoddess.livejournal.com]

Yay for found glove! Also, I *adore* your baby dragon icon.

[tod-hollykim.livejournal.com]

Well, at least you didn't lose your mind. Mine seems to be off wandering somewhere......

[coalboy.livejournal.com]

Leather gloves will always stop the wind better than any yarn product. But they won't necessarily be warmer.