Friday, March 7, 2014

Our Hobbit's Fingerless Gloves


        This is Thorin writing, and I am going to share with you today a pattern for our hobbit’s gloves – the ones that he wears during the first part of our journey. I, of course, being a strong and hardy dwarf, prefer durable leather ones, but for all of the hobbits out there, this pattern is for you. 

        In the below picture, it may seem like the gloves are a deep metallic blue and have full length fingers, but if you watch this behind the scenes video (which I would highly recommend), you can see at about 59:38 their true color and shape.





     What you will need:

4 4 balls of Be Sweet Bamboo in the Dark Army color, or just three if you knit from both the outside and inside of each ball.  

    3 size 10 double pointed needles, or size necessary to obtain gauge.


· Stitch holder, or a pair of circular needles that you can slip stitches onto to hold them.
  
  Gauge is 15 stitches and 25 rows in garter stitch for a 4” square when using size 10 needles.



        Cast on 28 stitches to DPNS, and place marker. 


        Work 30 rows in garter stitch (knit one row, purl the next).


        Row 31: K3, *K2tog, K3, rep from * to end.


        Row 32: Purl across.


        Row 33: K3, *Kfb, K3, rep from * to end.


        Rows 34-43: Work in garter stitch.


        Begin knitting side to side, and work eight more rows in garter stitch. Then join again at the beginning of the 41st row.


        Rows 41-48: Work in garter stitch.


        Slip all stitches to a stitch holder or circular needle pair. Pick up and knit 10 stitches evenly around thumb gusset, PM at the beginning of the row.


        Thumb Rows 1-6: Work in garter stitch, beginning with a purl row and ending with a knit.


        Thumb Row 7: *P2, P2tog, rep from * to last 2 stitches, P2.


        Bind off knitwise.


        Pick up and knit the 8 stitches nearest the thumb gusset; 4 from the front and 4 from the back. PM and join to work in the round.


        Rows 1-7 Index Finger: Work as thumb


        Bind off knitwise.


        Pick up the next 8 stitches; again, 4 from the front and 4 from the back. Work as Index Finger. Do this for the next 2 fingers.


        Pick up and knit the last eight stitches – PM and join for working in the round.


        Little Finger Rows 1-5: Work in garter stitch, beginning and ending with purl rows.


        Little Finger Row 6: *K2, K2tog, rep from * to last 2 stitches, K2


        Bind off purlwise.




        Weave in ends. Blocking is not necessary. 


        Machine washable, lay flat to dry.

        


        Abbreviations:


K – knit


P – purl


K2tog – knit 2 together


P2tog – purl 2 together


Kfb – knit front and back


PM – place marker

DPNS - double pointed needles


        I hope you enjoy this pattern!

Thorin
At Your Service


Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Dwarvish Drawings

Good day, everyone.

This is Fili here. I finally managed to distract my brother long enough to put up a quick post on some sketches I've done.

These are just a few simple, childish drawings because I haven't gotten around to drawing much else with all our traveling, pony riding, orc fights, barrel riding, warg chases, dragon fighting, etc. Let me tell you, it can get rather tiring and take up a lot of your time.

Hobbiton

Erebor... Kili and I are both eager to see our Uncle's kingdom.


Mr. Baggins' encounter with the great Smaug.
This is a rough sketch of our Uncle Bofur.

A quick drawing of my little brother and I that I now use as a book marker.

I'll try my best to get in touch with you readers as soon as I possibly can. I am currently in the company of many Elves. I don't mind their company, though I'd prefer a different diet that's not so full of green food...

At your service always,
-Fili

Monday, March 3, 2014

Dwarf Runes

Dwarf Runes

 Dwarf runes are used through-out Middle Earth.


The mark on Bilbo's door.




 Moon Runes on Thorin's map.



The rune stone that my mother Dis gave to me.


Gloin's axe has runes - which later Gimli finds in Moria, from Balin's tomb.



Dwalin's axes


 

Runes are easy to write, assuming you know the dwarfish alphabet. If you are not familiar with it then here are several charts to help you. 

 





 
Kili

~At Your Service~