Gauntlets...

Gauntlets Coming Fall 2006 Some of you have asked me about the gauntlets (wrist warmers) I have been wearing in some of my photos. Yes, i did knit these myself...they are my favorite thing to knit and I love wearing them in the fall and winter. Unfortunately, I do not have a pattern that I can offer for these....i am horrible at reading knitting patterns and I am what you would call a primitive knitter...I wing it pretty much because I have no clue as to what I am doing. I am self taught, so I am sure that my techniques are totally incorrect, i know nothing about gauges, stitches etc....but hey, I still get a finished product so I can't really complain :) The only thing someone taught me once was how to make drop stitches that look really pretty when using ribbon yarns. Knitting for me has become a deterrent for a nervous habit of mine. I have the tendency to bite my nails and cuticles, a habit that drives my husband up the wall and makes my hands look like a lumberjacks....not very feminine I must say. So i figured that if I keep my hands busy i won't have the chance to bite them...this has worked wonders for me :) So far I have knit a hat (totally incorrectly, but it came out so much better than expected :) and a few pairs of gauntlets. I will be selling scarves and gauntlets, both knitted and from other fibers, for my 2006 Fall/Winter Collection. If any of you have any colors you would like to see, let me know :)I am currently working on a pair for the website I am going to call Romance In Tuscany...beautiful rich Tuscan reds, blues and greens... Thank you again for all of your lovely comments, i wish I had more to offer in the form of a pattern, but like the rest of my art, my knitting is just all over the place :) ***update: I will be making them in guy sizes and colors :)