of bells and gloves

Monday, November 16th, 2009 | accessories, design, knitting, patterns

So back in September, after I moved, a girl I knew from high school posted that her musical group was looking for another member. I thought hey! that sounds fun! and emailed her back. Of course, being just after I’d moved, it turned out that the rehearsals are back near my parents’ house. D’oh.

It’s a handbell group – yep, like church handbells. We do rehearse in a church (although I’m not a member) once a week, and we’ve got a gig coming up! I’m a little thin on the details, but all I know is that it’s nerd-themed, and we’ll be playing Star Wars (the Imperial March and the opening theme), and the themes to the original Legend of Zelda and Super Mario!

Not exactly what you think of when you think handbell choir, eh? I love that.

Rather than the usual white gloves, we’re a little more into black gloves. I didn’t have any around (I use other gloves for rehearsal), so -

Too bad black gloves are rather boring to photograph. I’m using St. Denis, which is lovely, and I’d better work on these a little more or they won’t be done in time!

Oh, and a sneak peek for my next new pattern, which will be released later this week – the dipped infinity scarf.

15 Comments to of bells and gloves

1 Cleo
November 16, 2009

those are some of my Favorite songs ever. i bet they will sound amazing in bells!

2 Lilah
November 16, 2009

i wana here the bell songs. nice scarf.

3 Lilah
November 16, 2009

i wana hear the bell songs. nice scarf.

4 Rachel
November 16, 2009

love the scarf!! have fun with the bells. I’ve never heard a bell choir perform. We don’t have any in town.

5 Erin
November 16, 2009

Honest to goodness I have never heard of a bell choir and certainly never a church one…this must be a Toronto phenom!

6 Claudine
November 16, 2009

You should have someone video the performance so you can post it! I wish I could se it live!

7 April
November 16, 2009

I like the stitch pattern on the scarf and good luck finishing the gloves.

The geek in me is greatly intrigued by handbell versions of Star Wars, Zelda, and Mario.

8 danielle
November 16, 2009

I’d love to hear those songs on bells. I was in bell choir in high school (in Ohio, so I can vouch for it not being a strictly Toronto thing). Hope you’re having fun with it!

9 Amanda
November 16, 2009

I would like to second the request for a video!

10 Tanis
November 16, 2009

Oooh! The colours in that scarf are gorgeous! Can’t wait to see the pattern!

11 jane
November 16, 2009

Handbells are so much fun, I played in elementary school. But nothing as nerdtacular as Star Wars.

12 Seanna Lea
November 17, 2009

A couple of my friends down here do handbells, which sounds like a lot of fun! I love the idea of the geeky music (and I really love the imperial march).

13 kmkat
November 17, 2009

If the groups is not too strict, you could knit a pair of gloves from STR Raven clan yarn — variegated yarn overdyed with black. Lovely stuff. I wish I could hear your handbell choir. It sounds like a lot of fun.

14 JJ
November 17, 2009

I have so much nerd-love for you and your bell choir right now. Too bad I’m so far away from Toronto or I would try to come hear you play.

15 Red
November 18, 2009

It sounds like you have a great bell choir! I loved playing handbells when I was in middle/high school, and I think it would be a lot of fun to play in a non-church group. Enjoy!