Another yarn matched to pattern

 Many years ago I designed a pair of fingerless gloves using some cotton/wool yarn that Beverly's carried briefly.

This is the Fern Garden Glove and I don't remember knitting a second one. I knitted this up, wrote the pattern as I went and then put it up on Ravelry (and at the time my etsy shop) for just the pattern. I adapted that edging from one that was done in all garter stitch and after looking at the pattern now, I could not figure out what the heck I was doing. It didn't make sense compared to the original pattern and I may well have missed a stitch or two in translation. No one ever contacted me about the pattern so maybe it worked. That edging is knitted lengthwise with the connecting edge as the first stitch in the row. Just pick up the stitches needed for the glove and continue on. Relatively easy knit actually and wonderful stitch pattern with my favorite leaf pattern on the back and a small mock cable on the palm.

The yarn was fine, from an American farm called Cestari that is now strictly online (I think they're still in business). They only had wool/cotton or all wool yarns milled in the US. Although not ideal for the pattern it worked out and it gave me a chance at the time to use a different yarn. 

After seeing the pictures several times looking for other things on my computer I wanted to remake the pattern in another yarn so I could put it up for sale again on Ravelry but didn't think I had the right yarn until I remembered this:

Another gifted yarn that unfortunately also had issues with breakage or it might have been me not cutting the ties correctly but I ended up tying it together in about four places, plus two more that were actually moth eaten. I could not in conscience use this wonderful soft yarn for socks. SW Merino, Yak and Silk it is soft and springy and wonderful greens. FERN GARDEN greens. PERFECT!

So then after winding it three times I had one short piece I could do a test on for the original edging. Not so easy. I couldn't figure it out so went in search of a similar edging that was already in stockinette.

And found it. Another vintage edging that dates probably from the 40's or 50's so had to look up what one of the abbreviations was.They used N for knit two together and o for yarn over. Other than that, it's a simple enough pattern but instead of knitting whatever length of trim you needed, this is knitted from the bottom edge to the selvedge.

I like it better because it's narrower and it's a bit m ore fern like as a leaf. I knitted up a swatch not knowing the configuration and when I ran out of yarn I realized I had only done one leaf section. So instead of casting on 10 for the edging and continue on until you finish the section you need, this has to be cast on for the total number of stitches needed for the length of trim. Much like the difference between knitting a scarf long ways and not crossways.

Oh and Rocky discovered the kumquat I knitted. Didn't realize what he was playing with until I caught him and saw the orange. Ohhhhnoyoudont, I hid it better this time and am now making a small ball for him. 

When I get going on the gloves I'll post some pictures.