I hope you all don't mind a bit of a rerun. I enjoyed making the first pair of Dragon Gauntlet Gloves so much that I splurged on some specialty wool during a recent trip to our local yarn store, Knitopia. This new pair of gloves is made with MeriSock Hand Painted Colour #62. They're much softer than the pair I put together using Kroy and the variegated colours look absolutely beautiful when they catch the light.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
More Dragon Gauntlet Gloves
I hope you all don't mind a bit of a rerun. I enjoyed making the first pair of Dragon Gauntlet Gloves so much that I splurged on some specialty wool during a recent trip to our local yarn store, Knitopia. This new pair of gloves is made with MeriSock Hand Painted Colour #62. They're much softer than the pair I put together using Kroy and the variegated colours look absolutely beautiful when they catch the light.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Dragon Gauntlet Gloves
You'll just have to trust me that these look better in person than they do in the pictures. The pattern was created by Aoibhe Ni Shuilleabhain and was featured in issue 5 (Dec./Jan.) of the UK magazine Inside Crochet. I'm not normally a fan of crochet magazines. Most of the time I find they only have one pattern per issue that appeals to me so I try to resist the temptation. 
After picking up the magazine to look at these Dragaon Gauntlets during three different Christmas shopping trips to Chapters, I knew this was one temptation I couldn't resist. While the gloves are by far my favorite thing in the magazine, I also really liked this issue's featured article on Tunisian crochet and accompanying patterns. The scarf on the cover is also starting to appeal to me, even though I'm not a scarf wearer by nature.
After picking up the magazine to look at these Dragaon Gauntlets during three different Christmas shopping trips to Chapters, I knew this was one temptation I couldn't resist. While the gloves are by far my favorite thing in the magazine, I also really liked this issue's featured article on Tunisian crochet and accompanying patterns. The scarf on the cover is also starting to appeal to me, even though I'm not a scarf wearer by nature.I made my Dragon Gauntlets with Patons Kroy Socks FX in Clover. It's not the luxurious yarn recommended in the pattern materials, but I was considering these a practice pair since this was my first attempt at following UK crochet directions and the pattern was listed as "Intermediate." Thankfully the patten turned out to be quite simple to follow. If you've ever crocheted a shell stitch, you can make these. They are also fun and quick to work up. I finished this pair in a single weekend and now that they're done I'm considering them a belated Christmas gift to myself.
Below is the picture from Inside Crochet that first attracted me to this pattern. I like the Swamp green colours of the sample pair, but I've always had an attraction to any variegated yarn that uses autumn colours.
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