Here's another reason for mittens instead of gloves on the little ones: Ever try to knit a set of tubes to fit four little fingers and a thumb that are under an inch and a half (about 4 cm) around??? That's the circumference of my 5-1/2 year-old's fingers, and imagine when he was smaller . . . . Now that I know how to "double knit" (knit a flattened tube, using two needles) instead of using double-pointed needles, I *might* be able to do it. But balancing maybe 6 stitches on double-pointed needles -- let's just say I am rolling my eyes heavenward here!
My Dover copy of Mary Thomas's Knitting Book mentions special glove needles used for knitting glove fingers. I wonder if anyone still sells glove needles? Must ask my Historic Knit list . . . Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
