Finished these late Tuesday night, complete with all two dozen ends woven in and a quick wet blocking. The drying has not been quick, as these things go. It's been unseasonably warm here, so it was still cool in my apartment, what with the heating system having had a little vacation.
Knitting details:
Yarn: 2-ply wool from the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake, Maine. Bought that back when I worked in Maine. This yarn has been in the stash for at LEAST 15 years.
Needles: size 5 dpns
Pattern: Men's Fingerless Gloves, by. J. Campbell, via Ravelry link.
Pattern mods: Gauge, natch. I pared down the cast-on count by four and factored that in along the way. Also I am learning to ignore the minimal suggestions like the half inch from the top of the thum gusset to the start of the fingers. That's just WAY too short for the palm of a hand. I also added the stripe because at one point I worried I would run out of wool. When I reknit and sized them down, I was still worried.... forgetting that sizing that down would perhaps use less wool. You know I have leftover.
Need a box. In fact, I think I'm going to take a walk to the post office RIGHT NOW and see about a couple of boxes. That task has been on my list at home for a few days, and it needs to get done.
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