latest brain storm
24 stitches, 2/1 mock rib
crank 6 rows hang hem
crank some

must drink coffee

24 stitches 6 rows plain
hang hem
crank 2
slide 2 stitches over for 2/1 mock rib on each edge
crank 4
slide 2 stitches over for 2/1/2/1 mock rib on each edge
crank 4
slide 2 stitches over for 2/1/2/1/2/1 mock rib on each edge
crank 4
slide 2 stitches over for 2/1/2/1/2/1/2/1 mock rib on each edge
crank 4
slide 2 stitches over for 2/1/2/1/2/1/2/1/2/1/2/1 mock rib on each edge
crank 4
slide 2 stitches over for 2/1 mock rib on all
crank 8
raise needles
hang cast-on bonnet on remaining cylinder with 2/1 mock rib.
crank 6 rows all around
raise 16 needles in center of thumb
do STH out from there til 24 needles are up
crank 60 rows plain

um, there’s lots of little shaping things going on here. A bit of wedge above and below the thumb gusset. I will make the 2nd different and hopefully better than the 1st.

soooo…

I put a semi-Sweet Tomato Heel wedge at the wrist
then above the thumb a few short rows to better articulate it
and then another semi-Sweet Tomato Heel wedge that is opposite the wrist to balance the fingers.

and then there’s the thumb gusset proper.

I intend to make more of these. I think I will take more picture showing it 2/3s done so it makes more sense.

That will also help handknitters to better understand why I did the thumb separate from the hand. It can be made in one piece by hand but on the machine not so much.

Damn it! I got some other things to finish first!