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“Cable Fun" Fingerless Gloves
Designed by Bianca Boonstra for Crystal Palace Yarns
Edited by Cathy Campbell
Description: These gloves are warm and light at the same time: light in weight but warm for the wrists.
Level: Advanced Beginner
Materials:
1 - 50 gm ball of
Crystal Palace Panda Soy (shown in #2002 'Stained Glass')
US sizes 1.5 and 2 (2.5 and 2.75 mm) Crystal Palace Bamboo double-pointed
needles
Cable needle
Tapestry needle
Safety pin
Gauge: 7.5-8 sts= 1" in St st on US size 2
Abbreviations: BO- bind off; C2B- Place 2 sts on cable needle and hold at the back of work, knit 2 sts, then knit 2 sts from cable needle; CO- cast on; dpn- double pointed needles; k- Knit; K2tog- knit 2 sts together; p- Purl; p2 tog- purl 2 sts together; rep- repeat; rnd- round; sl- slip; ssk- slip slip knit; St st- stockinette stitch; st(s)- stitch(es);
Size: Hand circumference = 6-7"
[Panda Soy is slightly elastic and fits snugly around the hand and wrist.]
Instructions: (make 2: Left hand and Right hand)
CO 48 sts (16 sts on each of three dpn's) with US size 1.5 needles.
Work k2 x p2 rib for 20 rnds.
Change to US size 2 dpn's and knit 1 rnd. Begin pattern.
Pattern:
Rnd 1: *k2tog, yo, k1, sl 1, p2, k4, p2, sl 1, k1, yo, ssk; rep
from * to end.
Rnd 2: *k4, p2, k4, p2, k4; rep from * to end.
Rnd 3: Repeat Rnd 1
Rnd 4: Repeat Rnd 2
Rnd 5: *k2 tog, yo, k1, sl 1, p2, C2B, p2, sl 1, k1, yo, ssk; rep from * to end.
Rnd 6: Repeat Rnd 2
Rnd 7: Repeat Rnd 1
Rnd 8: Repeat Rnd 2
Work 40 rnds total in pattern.
Gusset for thumb:
For Left hand:
Rnd 1: On dpn #1: k4, yo, k8, yo, k4. On Dpn #2 & 3: k
Rnd 2, 3, 4: k
Round 5: Dpn #1: k4, yo, k10, yo, k4. Dpn #2 & 3: k
Round 6, 7, 8: k
Round 9: Dpn #1: k4, yo, k12, yo, k4. Dpn #2 & 3: k
Round 10, 11, 12: k
Round 13: Dpn #1: k4, yo, k14, yo, k4. Dpn #2 & 3: k
Round 14, 15, 16: k
Round 17: Dpn #1: k4, yo, k16, yo, k4. Dpn #2 & 3: k
Round 18, 19, 20: k
Round 21: Dpn #1: k4, yo, k18, yo, k4. Dpn #2 & 3: k
Round 22: k
For Right hand:
Round 1: Dpn #1 & 2: k. Dpn #3: k4, yo, k8, yo, k4
Round 2, 3, 4: k
Round 5: Dpn #1 & 2: k. Dpn #3: k4, yo, k10, yo, k4
Round 6, 7, 8: k
Round 9: Dpn #1 & 2: k. Dpn #3: k4, yo, k12, yo, k4
Round 10, 11, 12: k
Round 13: Dpn #1 & 2: k. Dpn #3: k4, yo, k14, yo, k4
Round 14, 15, 16: k
Round 17: Dpn #1 & 2: k. Dpn #3: k4, yo, k16, yo, k4
Round 18, 19, 20: k
Round 21: Dpn #1 & 2: k. Dpn #3: k4, yo, k18, yo, k4
Round 22: k
In the next rnd:
For Left hand: Dpn #1: 8, set 12 st aside on safety pin, k8. Dpn #2 & 3:
k
For Right hand: Dpn #1 & 2: k.
Dpn #3: k8, set 12 aside on safety pin, k8.
You should have 16 sts on each of the three dpn's.
Work 10 rnds in St st.
Change back to US size 1.5 needles. Work k2 x p2 rib for 8 rnds. BO sts loosely.
Thumb:
Sl sts from safety pin onto 2 dpn's (US size 1.5)
Pick up 8 additional sts. Work 8 rnds in k2 x p2 rib. BO sts loosely.
Weave in ends. Work second glove.
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