Hey, just so happens I'm making the same! (I'm adding fingers to make it a full glove - it's for a friend) In my case, I'm using Ella Rae Classic worsted; in your case, the merino wool that you found would work just as well.
Tbh, I think you can get away with just one skein, even in view of the alterations you're thinking of and the organic wool have more yardage than the Debbie Bliss. (If I may make a suggestion though, the cable row at the top, ie the one after 18 rows of 4x1 ribbing is to provide some elasticity so that the fingerless opening won't flop around too much. I fully agree about increasing the thumb row but if you still want to add a couple of cables at the top, you should correspondingly lessen the number of the 4x1 rib rows or else it would get too long, unless of course that's your intention. :D)
It's a very forgiving pattern in regards to gauge - the cabling around the wrists makes it tight in its unworn state and at the same time stretchy enough for most people when worn. This goes the same for the peasant thumb gusset that it uses. So, good luck!
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Date: 2009-10-13 02:48 am (UTC)Tbh, I think you can get away with just one skein, even in view of the alterations you're thinking of and the organic wool have more yardage than the Debbie Bliss. (If I may make a suggestion though, the cable row at the top, ie the one after 18 rows of 4x1 ribbing is to provide some elasticity so that the fingerless opening won't flop around too much. I fully agree about increasing the thumb row but if you still want to add a couple of cables at the top, you should correspondingly lessen the number of the 4x1 rib rows or else it would get too long, unless of course that's your intention. :D)
It's a very forgiving pattern in regards to gauge - the cabling around the wrists makes it tight in its unworn state and at the same time stretchy enough for most people when worn. This goes the same for the peasant thumb gusset that it uses. So, good luck!