{"id":1404,"date":"2016-12-26T09:10:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-26T09:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.wordpress.com\/?p=1404"},"modified":"2016-12-26T09:10:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-26T09:10:00","slug":"london-sophistication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.co.uk\/?p=1404","title":{"rendered":"London Sophistication"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been longing<\/em> to share these… but, y’know, it was Christmas, and they were for<\/em> Christmas, and she’d’ve seen.<\/p>\n

So I’ve had to sit on them (not literally, though I guess that’s a potential new way of blocking?)<\/p>\n

The story.<\/p>\n

My sister<\/a>, an artist (amongst other things, in a multi-talented, envy-provoking fashion), London-dweller and she of the chilly wrists, asked me for some fingerless gloves for Christmas.<\/p>\n

I knew they had to be delicate, as is she. And she wanted long cuffs.<\/p>\n

Being newly in possession of some Bloomsbury DK<\/a>, I figured it would be perfect for the job.<\/p>\n

A spot of horseshoe lace, some hand-dyed merino wool, a few eyelets, and voila! The Sophisticate Mitts<\/a> were born.<\/p>\n

\"molls-mitts6\"<\/p>\n

And just because I can, here are a gazillion more pictures:<\/p>\n\n

If you  fancy a crack at them, the pattern is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I hope everyone has had a fabulous Christmas and that the New Year holds love, laughter and prosperity for you all <3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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