25 November 2012 -

• Finished 002, so time for 003. This time I’m using the tricks I’ve been learning with the last few pairs of gloves - should make this pair go easier.
• I used the Kitchener’s cast on again. This time I used the #4 needles, and after ribbing switched to #6 on the first glove. I noticed the transition on my previous gloves left noticeable eyelets, so I added a row of untwisted ribbing to the cuff before I changed needle sizes.
• I think on the second glove I will go up to a row of #5 knitting before going onto #6 on the second glove.
• Still having laddering issues, but I think I need to try to knit looser - not tighter. This seems to be working.
• Think I have nearly solved the laddering issue. The trick seems to be not in tension so much as pulling the loops open with the working needle before knitting the working yarn through. More to come on this.
• Palm stitches for 2½“ done.
• Thumb gussets done.

26 December 2012 - Finished first glove. Ends woven in. Much less laddering.

27 November 2012 -

• Cast on second glove. Used Kitchener’s cast on with #4, #5, before beginning twisted with #6 needles.
• Finished ribbing.

28 November 2012 - Trying to deal with the laddering by tugging on the loops before knitting them. Tugging on the loops seems to work, but I think I overdid it - now I ended up with a huge loop well over 1” long. I ended up weaving it in, I hope it doesn’t look too weird.

29 November 2012 - Frogged back to about 1” after ribbing, stitches were too messed up. My new method of dealing with laddering is a combination of keeping the tension from loosening too much by integrating a smaller gauge needle in with the other DPNs, and taking the advice of the myriad of folks (including EZ) who say to advance the stitches every one or two up the needles to rotate the gap between DPNs. I accidentally discovered that this becomes easier with two stitch markers. The number of stitches between the markers being the number of stitches decided to be rotated. Then just knit around, counting all the stitches except for the stitches between the markers, which leaves all the stitches in rotation except the ones between the markers.

Dealing With Ladders:

• Replace one DPN with one needle 2 sizes smaller.
• Place two stitch markers around the number of stitches desired to be rotated each round. For two stitches, then surround two between the two markers.
• Knit the division of stitches, counting around the markers (that is, omitting the stitches between the markers in the count) which will advance the gap between needles that number of stitches.

This seems to be working.

30 November 2012 - Finished thumb gusset increases. Threaded thumb through holding thread. Continued palm stitching, ready for knuckle ribbing.