Yarn for fingerless gloves
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knittingSooo, long story short, one of my friends tried to adapt a pattern to basically an entirely new pattern to make his husband some fingerless gloves for their six-month anniversary in August. It proved to be too hard for him, so I said fine, give it here, I'll do it for you as my present.
Now, oh, if I don't try to complicate things too much, I'm designing a pair of gloves he might have for his husband's birthday present in November.
I started with Qina, Mirasol's 80% baby alpaca/20% bamboo blend, since that was what I thought would most appeal to the dude the gloves are for when I was basically told "nice yarn" when I asked what kind of yarn I should get for them. It does knit up pretty nicely. However, I also just found a skein of Malabrigo Silky Merino (I forget exactly the percentages, but I think it's about half and half silk and merino) that I bought a while ago because hey, cheap Malabrigo! and misplaced. I'm only on the cuff of the first glove for the second or third time, but now I'm sort of tempted to start it over again in the Malabrigo because it's nice yarn and the guys deserve something swank for being made to wait so long. But the guy who's getting the gloves isn't a knitter, so he wouldn't necessarily know about the Ooo look, I maded you a Malabrigo! cachet, and I almost don't notice a difference between the two when I close my eyes and pet them. If anything, I think the Qina's a little softer.
So okay, all other things more or less equal--I can get more of either if I need it, I don't think he'd be unhappy with either color--does one yarn or the other seem more suited for what's basically a pair of gloves (minus the last joint or so of the fingers) in star or daisy stitch?
Now, oh, if I don't try to complicate things too much, I'm designing a pair of gloves he might have for his husband's birthday present in November.
I started with Qina, Mirasol's 80% baby alpaca/20% bamboo blend, since that was what I thought would most appeal to the dude the gloves are for when I was basically told "nice yarn" when I asked what kind of yarn I should get for them. It does knit up pretty nicely. However, I also just found a skein of Malabrigo Silky Merino (I forget exactly the percentages, but I think it's about half and half silk and merino) that I bought a while ago because hey, cheap Malabrigo! and misplaced. I'm only on the cuff of the first glove for the second or third time, but now I'm sort of tempted to start it over again in the Malabrigo because it's nice yarn and the guys deserve something swank for being made to wait so long. But the guy who's getting the gloves isn't a knitter, so he wouldn't necessarily know about the Ooo look, I maded you a Malabrigo! cachet, and I almost don't notice a difference between the two when I close my eyes and pet them. If anything, I think the Qina's a little softer.
So okay, all other things more or less equal--I can get more of either if I need it, I don't think he'd be unhappy with either color--does one yarn or the other seem more suited for what's basically a pair of gloves (minus the last joint or so of the fingers) in star or daisy stitch?