Vintage Gloves Begin

I started work on the Vintage Beaded Gloves tonight. The book Handknit Holidays finally made it to my local library so I was able to swing by and pick it up last night. It took a few false starts, but I think we’re finally on a roll. I’m not really in a hurry to finish these because I don’t think they would be warm enough for me to wear them by themselves—we’ve been experiencing below 0º F weather here in Chicagoland—and I’ve been doubling up my handwear with fleece gloves underneath thinsulite glove/mitts. It’s been intense. I hope to get these gloves done some time this weekend in order to keep up with my stash knit down 2009 challenge.