Why, velcro, of course.
I don't know why my fingers do this. This year it's slightly exacerbated by the wire knitting, but they do it every fall, wire or no. Crack, peel, heal up, move on. They don't hurt, but they're making the cashmere a little tough to work with.
Speaking of the cashmere...
Through the first repeat of chart 3. Game on, Libby!