Thursday, March 1, 2012

March Madness






gauntlet:  n.   | gawnt-let |  a style of fingerless glove with an extended cuff covering part of the forearm.


March is traditionally a very productive month for me … productive knitting month that is.  I enjoy watching the NCAA Basketball tournament (aka.  March Madness) with my husband.  But I am not very good at just sitting and watching, so out come the needles and yarn!

March is also a month that is not spring and is not winter.  Those in-between days of cold nights and warm days.  Toques and mittens are left in the closet as you run out the door.  You hop in the car, put your hands on the steering wheel and realize IT’S COLD!

This month’s project should help with that!  Fingerless mittens (or gauntlets) to get your through the schizophrenic temperatures of winter-becoming-spring.  These MarchMadness Gauntlets are quick, easy and best of all … comfy!  Using only about 100 yards of knitting worsted, it’s a great way to use up your stash scraps.

I’ve included instructions for both knit-in-the-round or flat-knitted versions.  So pull out your needles, settle in for some entertaining basketball, and get knitting!

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