Sometimes unexpected things happen when one is knitting, right?  And if we decide we like it, we call it a "design element," right?

Well, in knitting up the "Magick Hands" gloves, I found those pesky ladders forming because of the gap between the double-pointed needles.  And –not wanting to keep scooting the stitches around the needles because I was working the spade motif off a chart and also putting in a thumb gusset — I figured that I could just kind of fix it later.  (okay, I know those things don't necessarily block out….)

But then when the glove was done, Sarah and I kind of liked the look of the ladder ridges!  They give the glove a sort of edgy-chic look.  Geoff even pointed them out and said "I like the design."  So, design element it is!  I just hope that when Sarah knits the second glove (which she is doing to check my notes) she gets ladders!