Loom Knit Half Finger Glove LAL Day 10

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Copyright 2008 Karen Gielen

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We've aquired a Dog!

Sunday morning my hubby spotted a puppy out on our back deck. He went out and of course, he just had to pet her. He said he couldn't help himself. She must have been dropped off in the middle of the night since no one came looking for her all day yesterday. She looks slightly malnurished (poor thing). She howels like a coon hound. At first we thought she was from a farm up the road since she does howel like a coon hound and they have coon dogs for hunting. She looks half rottweiler, half coon hound. She is approximately 4 or 5 months old. She will be a big dog based on the size of her paws. The kids were all away for the weekend and of course when they came home, they all begged to keep her. My youngest is terrified of her though since she is much bigger than her and she wants to lick her face. She won't leave our poor cats alone either! Hubby said this morning we may as well keep her. I will have to make a run into town and get her some dog food. We weren't looking for another expense and I am sure she will be a big eater. I'll post some picks of her hopefully tomorrow.

My New and Improved Loom Knit Gloves and Half Finger Gloves

I have been wanting to improve on my glove and half finger glove pattern I released last year for the Knifty Knitter. Here is the pattern for the old version of my Knifty Knitter version. The old version was just way too bulky when made with super bulky yarn which was used based on the gauge of the loom. Because of this, it was uncomfortable to wear. I didn't really like the version I made using elastic thread either. I also didn't like having to seam up the sides of the fingers! I even went so far as to try and get my hubby to make a new loom for me that had some sort of a slider to make the fingers in the round. When Provo Craft came out with the new loom clips a little lightbulb went off and I just knew I could make my glove patterns better for the KK. As you can see the new version has a very nice gusset on the thumb just like needle knit gloves. You can also see that the knitting seemlessly goes into the fingers and is very consistent with the knitting on the hand portion. The best part about this new version, it is knit completely in the round so NO seaming needed! The only stitching that needs to be done is in between the fingers when you remove it from the loom. With the introduction of the loom clips it is possible to make this glove that will fit a child, a medium/large glove for a woman or a older child and for a large adult or man.

A great big pain in the neck

I can't move it. It won't turn from side to side or up or down. I just recovered from the flu a few days ago and now my neck feels like I've been hanging from a noose for a week and a half! I don't know if it is related to the flu. My throat is sore now too. I sure hope it gets better soon because this weekend is the Craft Yarn Council of America's (CYCA) second annual Knit-Out at the Mall of America, February 16 and 17th, 2008. I don't live far from there and I sure would like to see Isela in person. I don't know if I'll get a chance to actually speak to her, but would still like to at least see her. She is giving away the most adorable little keychain too that I certainly wouldn't be able to resist.

I finished my dishcloth exchange cloth today despite the intense pain in my neck. It was my own design. I just happen to catch a post from my exchange partner on another group where she commented about liking a certain something and I had to grin because the cloth I designed just for her had on it just what she said she loved! Patting myself on the back for that one!

My half finger gloves class is in full swing over on the yahoo group LoomClass. There are a few people who have finished and a few who are well on their way there. I am so happy everyone is enjoying this pattern! Once the class is over I will share my pattern here. I will start taking special orders for the DVD demonstration for the extra fine gauge version around this time too. I decided I would just make copies for those interested and sell those along with the pattern for the efg sock loom.



I was able to finish my Plushy House Socks for the January LAL on Ravelry on Thursday last week. Just before I came down with that aweful flu. My feet felt just horribly cold with that flu and those socks were just the ticket to help keep the chill at bay! Thank you so much Isela for the wonderul pattern and for sharing it on the LAL.