twistedloops

Before the holidays, I decided that I needed a pair of fingerless gloves to keep my hands warm.  I knew that I wanted to use sock yarn to make them, and after a quick scan of the patterns in Ravelry, nothing drew my interest.

So, I sat down and worked out what I was looking for in a pattern, and then write my own.  It had to have enough details to be interesting to knit.  I wanted the gloves longer than wrist length so I could wear them comfortably with my three-quarter length sleeve jacket.  I decided to incorporate some simple two-stitch cables because I enjoy knitting them.  I ended up with a fitted pair of fingerless gloves.

I love the final gloves, and I wear them all the time.  I wear them when I’m cold inside the house.  I wear them when it’s damp and chilly outside.  I’m wearing them now while writing this blog post.

I can’t take credit for the naming of the pattern.  The twisted stitch cables ended up resembling a faux lacing on the gloves.  Jim used this detail as inspiration for the pattern name, CanCans.

Pattern: CanCans
Designer: Erica Lomax
Source: TwistedLoops

Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts
Socks that Rock Lightweight
Color: Corvid
Needles: 2.5mm

Started: November 25, 2008
Completed: December 8, 2008

It’s currently only available as a Ravelry download.  It can be downloaded here.