New fingerless mitt pattern now available!

They're out, and in plenty of time for the holidays, too!These fingerless mitts (formerly known as the Gauntles, now known as the SpillyMitts,) feature a unique twisted stitch motif, with slightly different detailing on the inner wrist and palm. Get the pattern here on Ravelry!

Though these are sized to fit any hand 8 inches in circumference, the rib and cable motif will accommodate a variety of sizes.

The 4-page .pdf features large colour-coded charts to make the twisted-stitch-knitting process as painless as possible.

And here's are the rest of the details:

Yarn: 1 skein of Patons Classic Wool (223 yards / 100 g) in Mercury
Needles: 5 dpns in US 4 (3.50 mm)
Gauge: 6 stitches = 1 inch in Stockinette

And much like with the Heirloom socks, to make these mitts you're going to need to know how to knit through the back of the loop, cable, read charts and knit in the round.

Wait til you see what's coming next!

The first of the Fancy-pants Gauntlets

It's finished!Yes, the fancy-pants gauntlet (working title: "Gauntles,") is but a fond memory. Now to knit the mate.

Oh, yeah, here's what the palm looks like:Keep an eye out for the pattern as it should be turning up soon!

You can't even approach the flava..!

...of my Colognac. Erm, I mean Köln socks. From the front:and from the back:Yes, the socks shown are men's socks. The pattern will also offer woman-sized socks, so fear not.

I polished these off yesterday, while I was working al fresco. I fear that my days of knitting outdoors this year (at least in my area) are sadly numbered. Luckily that means it'll be time to actually wear the things that I've spent all that time making. In fact, I started one such project today, may they be done and wearble very, very soon:This is the relatively early beginning of a pair of fingerless mittens (gauntlets.) Yes, you read that correctly. I am fighting the urge to put fingertips on these critters, at least this time around.

Frankly, what astounds me more than the fact that I am actually purposefully knitting things without fingertips is that I'm not yet totally burnt-out on all this twisted-stitch knitting. It can get intense at times, that's for sure.