Tag Archives: gloves

Bespoke gloves

Posted on September 4, 2011 by clicknknit

I am currently working on my own glove designs for the gloriously coloured KnitPicks Palette fingering yarns available from Great British Yarns in the UK.  With final tweaks made to the pattern the next pair should be perfect.  This first pair … Continue reading →

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QR-3D Exhibition

Posted on August 30, 2011 by clicknknit

sanQR finished pair 2, a photo by siouxian on Flickr. Looking forward to seeing my gloves in the exhibition in The Cornerhouse, Manchester in October as part of The Manchester Science Fair.

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Left Sanquhar style glove in purple

Posted on August 5, 2011 by clicknknit

After a couple of false starts the left glove is not far from completion now.   I am keen to get them all finished so that I can start the Yorkshire glove project.      

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Sanquhar in Colour

Posted on July 28, 2011 by clicknknit

The right glove is now finished and the 1.6mm needles from The Knitting Lady have worked out just fine.  The gloves are the perfect size. The yarn used is Jamieson and Smith 2ply lace weight Shetland wool in shades L49 … Continue reading →

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Sanquhar in colour

Posted on July 20, 2011 by clicknknit

My sanQR project has worked out pretty well.  The ones knitted on 1.5mm needles are just  bit on the snug size and the 1.75mm pair a little to loose.  In my pursuit of the perfect needle size I have just … Continue reading →

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sanQR – small hands and smaller QR code

Posted on July 10, 2011 by clicknknit

The fifth pair of gloves are now under way and are an experiment with a smaller QR code and smaller gloves.  I have given up on the bar code being read now.  I have had various suggestions as to why … Continue reading →

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sanQR Gallery

Posted on July 9, 2011 by clicknknit

Images of the first pair of sanQR gloves combining traditional Sanquhar style with 21st Century QR code – wearable craft and marketing.

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sanQR – Left glove in the making

Posted on July 2, 2011 by clicknknit

Sanquhar knitting + QR Bar codes = sanQR

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SanQR – When Sanquhar knitting meets Quick Response Code

Posted on July 1, 2011 by clicknknit

The right glove has been completed as  an exhibition piece entitled SanQR.  With just under a month to the deadline there is time to create a left glove.  Must get on then as I have a pattern to put together.

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Vintage styled Sanquhar almost finished

Posted on June 19, 2011 by clicknknit

Apart from washing and blocking to even out any irregularities on the left hand, the third pair of gloves are finished.  The technique and pattern now almost perfected will be adapted for a QR inspired pair to bring Sanquhar into … Continue reading →

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