The Knitting Universe

Finished the red gauntlets except for half a seam. They are too short and tight for my taste, but maybe someone with smaller hands will like them. Now I can take the concept and do my own thing with them like knit them in the round, change the cuff and maybe even do a gusset for the thumb. Though, if I start from the finger end I'll have to retain the hole-in-the-wall thumb.

Perused the Knitting Universe site to see if they might enjoy the Michelin Man socks. Their designs seem tradition-based, but there is usually a twist, either with yarn or technique. No miles of K1P1 ribbing for them. On second thought, maybe Michelin Man is too simple except maybe for beach knitting. I'm too late for the summer issue, alas.

One interesting thing, all they require is a swatch and a drawing of the idea. I guess if they like the idea, the designer has 3-4 weeks to come up with the finished object. That sounds like some hard core production knitting. Imagine cranking out an afghan in 3-4 weeks! But it would save knitting the item only to hear no, no, NO!

I think this is the way real designers do it, and I must give it a try...but what if the design improves in the knitting? That would make me nuts, though I could add the variations at the end of the pattern...

Let's get one accepted first, then worry about it :)