fingerless gloves | From Scratch

FYI: The “FO” in the title stands for “finished object”…

I finally finished my Downton Abbey Mystery Knit-a-long project last week, officially known as “Lady Violet’s Gauntlets”. This is the most complex project I have made to date and I am very happy with how they turned out!

Blocking the gauntlets

There are eyelets along the outside edge of each glove. The cords in the photo above are now laced through the eyelets, and the fit of the gloves can be customized a bit. Here is one “fully extended”:

“Un-ruched” glove

And here is the same glove ruched a bit:

Ruched glove

You can see how the lacing works a little better in this photo:

I have worn the gloves out a few times and I really like them being fingerless when I am driving. It is so much easier to get my daughter buckled in, get the music playing, steer, etc. with my fingers available. They are also nice for keeping my hands and wrists warm in the evening while I’m watching TV.

I really, really enjoyed this project. The pace was perfect and I was able to keep up with the group each week. The discussion on Ravelry was friendly and helpful. I learned a ton, both from working the project and from the other participants.

Here is a list of all the things I did for the first time while knitting these gloves:

Crochet provisional cast-on
Magic Loop – I love it!
Lace
I-cords
Thumb gusset
Using multi-colored yarn – it was fun seeing how the colors changed and worked together
Elastic bind-off

This project was a real confidence booster. Now I feel like I can knit anything! Well, maybe now the “intermediate” patterns…