In which hubby gets another jersey...

This jersey started out quite a plain style until I came across this pattern with the old saddle shoulder style shape which always sits nicely. The collar had to be fairly short so that the polo shirt collars that himself likes to wear will sit nicely with this neckline.

The lovely fleck of this double knitting Cleakheaton wool makes the jersey come alive much better than a flat colour.

Fingerless Gloves/Mittens

Winter is setting in and time to think about my cold hands when trying to do things, particularly at work. I am going to do some fingerless gloves, actually mittens when I think about it. I have some baby alpaca I bought from a lovely little shop in Geraldine, New Zealand. It's on a cone and is 1 ply with over 500 gms on it. It is the softest fibre I have ever knitted with. I am a convert to this!

For these gloves I need at least 3 ply so have wound some off into little balls and have been knitting 3 strands together. That seems to work alright. I am guessing that it won't ultimately have strength but then I wont be wearing them out in the way you might need socks to be hard wearing.

This pattern comes once again from my favourite site Ravelry. Here it is.