Dash or Fetch?
To mis-quote some toothless old coot, ‘It’s cold in them thar hills!’
It is definitely getting chilly up in the mountains. Misty. Foggy. And yes, most of my autumn and winter wear is still packed in boxes at the bottom of an unreachable mound of yet more boxes. So, what’s a girl to do to keep herself warm? Right, whip up a quick pair of handwarmers, of course!
Went out to Craftspun, Home-Of-Fibre-Friends-Warren-And-Jenny, and picked up a skein of Kilcarra. This time the colour choice was grey, to minimize country dirt and grime, but still sporting a few interesting flecks of blue, orange, gold and white.
The obvious choice was to do another pair of Fetchings. Have done enough of ‘em in the past that it would be a very quick knit indeed. But, hang on….what about the Fraternal-Version-Of-The-Handwarmer-Called-Dashing? They’re certainly longer, which is a feature I really like.
That’s it then. A pair of Dashings for me. Have one done in no time and am beginning the second. As with its Fetching-Sister, it’s a quick knit. Just an bit of adjustment here and there for smaller female hands. But I really like the longer and less frilly cabling. And that cabling is placed in such a way as to fit snugly at the wrist. Yippee!
Yep, toasty hands are on the horizon!
Well done Cheryl, they are really nice. I have a pair of fetchings on the needles myself for my daughter in a finer yarn than the one used in the pattern, so have adjusted the number of stitches.
01 Oct 2007 at 5:35 pm
i think this will be the “must knit” for this season, eh?
01 Oct 2007 at 7:33 pm
Nice long ones, and it looks like they’ve got a good bit of warmth around the wrists, which is something truly awesome.
May have to knit some for myself.
01 Oct 2007 at 8:21 pm
nicely done. they look great. i like the longer length and the gray with bits of color. what adjustments did you make? take care.
02 Oct 2007 at 3:24 am
Your Dashing looks very cozy and just the thing to keep away a chill. Very inspiring!
05 Oct 2007 at 12:58 pm
Hi Cheryl,
I hope you’re good these days. I miss you at the Santry S’N'B. I’m knitting some Dashings at the moment for a friend its great to see your picture, which is much better then the one on Knitty. Hope to see you soon. Geraldine
14 Nov 2007 at 2:52 pm