See!  It's not the finger you thought you'd see.  I wouldn't do that to you.  I like you.

Pattern: Glove formula in "the knitter's handy book of Patterns" by Ann Budd (the book's title actually lacks capitalization on it's cover so it's not a typo)    Yarn:  Knit Picks Essential in Grass  Needles: US #1 dpns

In my pursuit of a catchy title for this posts, I fear I may offend at the same time.  I assure you that that was not my intention.  I'm actually giving you 5 fingers today since that is all I have done at this time. 

First off, if you've never worked up a basic pair of socks, the book listed above is a good place to start.  I really like the format that Ann Budd has devised and that she includes formulas for different basic knitted items: mittens, socks, gloves, hats, tams, scarves, vests & sweaters.  Its a great resource if you plan to do design work of your own and need a starting point. 

But back to the gloves.  I'm making the green pair for my Father.  I picked the yarn and he picked the color.  I'll also be making up a pair for my Mother.  They will be done by Christmas (I chant this over and over).  What I find interesting is that both my Father & Mother decided they wanted their gloves to be plain and in a solid color--none of that fancy schmancy self striping stuff for them.  If it weren't for the fact that I enjoy working on dpns, I might fall asleep while making these up.  Thing is, I could've used a self-patterning yarn just to camouflage where the fingers meet the body of the glove.  I'm not a perfectionist so I decided to live with how they turned out.  They're not that bad.  But they aren't something that would earn a blue ribbon at the county fair.  Maybe by the time I make up my Mom's pair, I'll have honed my skills enough to make them prettier.  I'm not showing you a close-up view either.

And then there's the Argosy scarf in the Mohair Silk Glitter by Artyarns.  I swear that skein is never-ending.  I think I've worked up half the skein (which was 25 oz. to begin with) and I think I have more than 36 inches of scarf already.  I thought this baby would be a short version since I was going to knit until I ran out of yarn.  Not the case.

 My cat decided to walk across just at the right moment.  A little cat fur will only enhance the beauty of the scarf.