Thumbernil & Indexonia*
Here's a project that's been in the works for over a year: gloves for Thunky's birthday! That's on February 8, if you're counting. I'm designing them myself, with lovely fingering alpaca he brought back from England expressly for me to use to knit the perfect pair of man-gloves. What can I say...the boy knows what he likes.
So far, I have a swatch, a thumb, and half of an index finger.
1.5 fingers down, 8.5 fingers to go.
Nothing like a little deadline to keep my needles moving!
*on a long-ago road-trip, my sisters and I each named one of our fingers. I left out Fingerlee but, as you can see, there are only two fingers in that photo.
Comments
Love the names for the fingers -- they cracked me up! Good luck with the gloves! I can't wait to see them.
Posted by: caitlyn | January 26, 2010 11:49 PM
heehee. indexonia is thrilled and honored to be mentioned on your blog.
Posted by: krickie | January 27, 2010 12:40 PM
'I recognise that yarn!' I thought, and then read on - and indeed I do! I can't wait to see the gloves (and ahem subsequent pattern ahem) as I think I have some of just that yarn lying around, and a man over here also in need of gloves.
Posted by: Philippa | January 27, 2010 4:02 PM
Good for him for having good taste in fiber :)
Posted by: Melynda | January 27, 2010 4:31 PM
Alpaca is perfect for gloves! I'm knitting some alpaca socks for my mother, for whom most wool is too itchy.
Posted by: knittingoutloud | January 30, 2010 9:00 AM
Beautiful yarn.
Posted by: Nikki | January 30, 2010 9:34 AM
Hahahaheehee you didn't even have to write anything and I would have thought this post was funny!
Posted by: Rae | February 2, 2010 12:43 AM
Is that a marriage certificate in the background of the photo? I have to try this method of knitting the fingers first.. what pattern do you use?
Posted by: Diana | February 4, 2010 10:19 AM