Sunday, 25 October 2009
Christmas candy-stripe wristwarmers
you need 4mm needles and (4) 4mm dpns and the small 25g balls one of each white,christmas red and christmas green ..i used patons fab dk and a small ball of some white fluffy yarn i had this in my stash and im afraid its of unknown origin ! make 2 of obviously unless you like one cold hand!
cast on 36 stitches using fluffy white garter 4 rows
change to red and stocking stitch for 10 rows
pattern rows make sure you use a loose tension otherwise it will end up to tight for your hands!
pattern row 1..*knit 2 red, k2 white, k2 green, k2 white* repeat to end
pattern row 2 purl 1 green, *p2 white, p2 red, p2 white, p2 green * repeat to last stitch p1 red
pattern row 3 *k2 white, k2 green, k2 white, k2 red* repeat to end
pattern row 4 purl 1 white *p2 green, p2 white, p2 red, p2 white* continue to last stitch p1 white
pattern row 5 *k2 green, k2 white, k2 red, k2 white* repeat to end
pattern row 6 purl 1 red * p2 white, p2 green, p2 white, p2 red * continue to last stitch p1 green
pattern row 7 *k2 white, k2 red, k2 white, k2 green* continue to end
pattern row 8 purl 1 white *p2 red, p2 white, p2 green, p2 white* continue to last stitch p1 white
repeat rows 1-8 once more
tie off white and green
stocking stitch 6 rows in red, change to fluffy white and garter stitch 2 rows cast off knitwise
fold in half and sew side seam from top down 5cm miss 4cm and leave this portion unseamed for thumb opening, sew rest of side seam shut turn right side out
Thumb using 4mm dpns pick up and knit 16 stitches distrubute onto dpns evenly around knit 6 rounds change to fluffy white knit 2 rounds cast off knit wise
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