That's right!
Today is Mrs. J's birthday!
(Mrs. J and her hubby!)
So naturally we celebrated in colonial Williamsburg. Where else would the first lady of America's third president celebrate turning nineteen?!
I made some crocheted fingerless gloves as a present. She really wanted some that would work with her reinactment clothing, so I let her choose what they should look like (colonial America is not my specialty) and went to work designing some that would fit her...well, fit her like a glove (pardon the pun!)
So here they are modeled by Mrs. J herself!
I did a work as you go pattern to make a pair that was prefectly suited to her arm and hand size.
Here's what I did:
Single crochet foundation chain of 34 stitches
two row of single crochet, using a single chain to move up to the next row
nine rows of double crochet, using two chains to move up to the next row
one row of (dc3 dec) repeating to end
two rows dc
one row (dc2 dec) repeating to end
four rows dc
one row (dc3 inc) to end
four dc rows for thumb (do not connect rows, when a row is completed tie off and continue next row in same direction)
two rows dc
one row sc
Bind off.
It is a bit confusing but it turned out well.
(Hopefully this all makes sense, but if not leave me a comment and I can try to help you out!)
I am hoping to make myself a less complicated pair with a set pattern, probably this one.
They are just adorable (and I don't have to worry about historical accuracy!)
It was a darling day, it was even warm for Febuary and we all had food that was not college cafeteria food!
We ate at a tavern in cw for Mrs. J's birthday and it was lovely!
Cheers,
Cristyn
I made some crocheted fingerless gloves as a present. She really wanted some that would work with her reinactment clothing, so I let her choose what they should look like (colonial America is not my specialty) and went to work designing some that would fit her...well, fit her like a glove (pardon the pun!)
So here they are modeled by Mrs. J herself!
I did a work as you go pattern to make a pair that was prefectly suited to her arm and hand size.
Here's what I did:
Single crochet foundation chain of 34 stitches
two row of single crochet, using a single chain to move up to the next row
nine rows of double crochet, using two chains to move up to the next row
one row of (dc3 dec) repeating to end
two rows dc
one row (dc2 dec) repeating to end
four rows dc
one row (dc3 inc) to end
four dc rows for thumb (do not connect rows, when a row is completed tie off and continue next row in same direction)
two rows dc
one row sc
Bind off.
It is a bit confusing but it turned out well.
(Hopefully this all makes sense, but if not leave me a comment and I can try to help you out!)
I am hoping to make myself a less complicated pair with a set pattern, probably this one.
They are just adorable (and I don't have to worry about historical accuracy!)
It was a darling day, it was even warm for Febuary and we all had food that was not college cafeteria food!
We ate at a tavern in cw for Mrs. J's birthday and it was lovely!
Cheers,
Cristyn
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