Vintage gloves: Alexandrine by Vintagealfien AKA Birgitte

Vintage gloves: Alexandrine

Knitting
January 2017
Light Fingering ?
35 stitches and 47 rows = 4 inches
in Stocking stitch
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
191 - 230 yards (175 - 210 m)
One size
Danish English
This pattern is available for $6.49 USD
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Knitted gloves in vintage style

I’ve a faible for vintage style and especially designing knitted gloves in vintage style.
The pattern shown has a lace pattern that also includes cables, it’s pretty flexible so it fits almost everyone.

The pattern itself
I’ve worked a lot with the fit of the glove, and it’s especially, after my opinion at least, the way the thumb is made that has a lot to say about how nice the gloves are to wear. It fits like hand in glove so to speak.
The pattern is very detailed described and there are added photos as well.

On a knitting scale from one to three, where one is easy and three is difficult, I will rate it around two.

Yarn and needles
I use needles 2.5 mm- US 1.5.

And in sock yarn from arwetta, Filcolana, 80% wool and 20 % nylon.
Gauge is 35 sts and 47 rows = 10 cm

Strikkede fingervanter i vintage stil
Jeg har en faible for vintage strik og min kærlighed er faldet på at designe mønstre til strikkede fingervanter i vintagestil.
Opskriften på mønstret du kan købe her, kalder jeg for Alexandrine

Selve opskriften
Jeg har arbejdet en del med selve pasformen på fingervanten, især udformningen af tommelfingeren er jeg glad for. Det gør at den er rar at have på og passer som ja, hånd i handske.

Selve opskriften er udarbejdet meget udførlig, så også ikke så rutineret strikkere kan være med. På en skala fra en til tre, er det en to’er rent strikkemæssigt.

Garn og pinde
Jeg anvender pinde 2,5. Et nøgle garn Arwetta fra Filcolana, eller Drops Alpaca, 100% wool, men så længe du har mere eller mindre den samme strikkefasthed kan alle typer garn anvendes.
Strikkefasthed for Arwetta Filcolana 35 masker og 47 pinde
Gauge for Drops Alpacca 33 masker og 44 pinde
For more information, see: http://vintagealfien.dk/mormorvanter-strikkede-finge