Athena Fingerless Gloves - Finished

I finally finished up my first fingerless gloves project.  I first cast on for this project back in December of 2010 (December 19, 2010 to be exact, according to my project page on Ravelry).  I had to knit the first one twice because I needed to make modifications to the pattern to get it to fit my hands.  I have thin wrists, long palms and a long thumb.  Then, after I finished the first one it took me a while to get around to knitting the second one.  But lately I have been re-visiting some of my unfinished projects that have been languishing from neglect.

Pattern:  Athena, by Renee Leverington from ZenGoddess Lace Club
Yarn:  Superwash Sock Yarn by Zen Yarn Garden
Fingering, 4-ply, 100% Merino, 430 yards/115g (I had 60g left over, enough for socks...)

This past week I haven't been doing a whole lot of knitting.  Instead I pulled out a project that I started a couple of years ago.  A cross-stitch project.

It is one of four Celtic designs that I have.  I plan on framing them when I am done.  I could make them into pillows, but after all the work that I am putting into this one, I think I want them protected.  It has been a while since I have done any needlework.  I have made two needlepoint Christmas stockings in the past few years, and am working on a third one, but that project has also been sitting for a while.

Athena Fingerless Mitts - One Done

I finally finished my first fingerless mitten.  It only took me three tries.  The fit still isn't quite perfect, but it is not bad, not bad at all.  I had to modify the pattern somewhat.  The first time I knit the mitten it came out boxy and was way too big at the wrist.  So I made the cuff smaller by 8 stitches, and added the stitches back in on the first row of the hand chart.  I also started the thumb gusset on row 3 of the first repeat of the hand chart.  Once I had increased the appropriate number of stitches I kept knitting and didn't  stop working the gusset stitches until I had completed 5 repeats of the hand chart.

I really love this yarn.  The subtle yet intricate variegation of the colors is simply gorgeous.  The yarn is Zen Yarn Garden Superwash Sock, 400 yards, 100 g, in colorway Athena, specially dyed for the ZenGoddess Lace Club.  The pattern is by Renee of GoddessKnits.