Simply Knitting - UK (2020-01)

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COSY GLOVES

YOUWILLNEED
QNovitaNalle4ply
(75%wool,25%polyamide,
100g/260m)
OneballofLinen(061)
QA setof3mmdouble-pointed
needles(DPNs)

TENSION
24 ststomeasure10cm(4in) over
st st using3mmneedles

COSYGLOVES
RIGHTGLOVE
Caston 48 stsanddivideevenlyoverfourneedles, 12 stseach.
BegofroundisbetweenNeedles4 and1.Join to work in the round,
beingcarefulnottotwistthestitches.
Rounds1 to 4 Purl.(Setsreverseststpattern.)
Round5 K1tbl,P1;repfrom toend.(Setstwistedribbing.)
RepRound5 untilworkmeasures10cmfromcast-onedge.
Knit2 rounds,evenlydec 8 sts across first round. 10 sts rem on
eachneedle.[40sts]

THUMBGUSSET
Round 1 KnittobegofNeedle 3, K1, M1, K3, M1, K to end. [42 sts]
Rounds2 to 3 Knit.
Round 4 Knittobegof Needle 3, K1, M1, K5, M1, K to end. [44 sts]
Round5 to 6 Knit.
Round 7 Knittobegof Needle 3, K1, M1, K7, M1, K to end. [46 sts]
Round8 to 9 Knit.
Round 10 Knittobegof Needle 3, K1, M1, K9, M1, K to end. [48 sts]
Round 11 to 12 Knit.
Round 13 Knitto beg of Needle 3, K1, M1, K11, M1, K to end. [50 sts]
Knit 1 round.

NextroundKnittobegofNeedle3,K1,placenext 13 stsonholdfor
thumbgusset,caston 3 sts over gap using backward loop method,
knit to end.

ContinueinststuntilGlovereachesthebaseofyourlittlefinger.

NoteWhensettingupforeachfingeryoumayneedtoslipstitches

betweenneedlestomake them accessible to work across.

LITTLEFINGER

Knitacross5 stsfromthebeginningofNeedle1 (backofhand),

caston3 stsbetweentheLittleFingerandtheRingFingerusing

thebackwardloopmethod, knit across 5 sts from the end of Needle

4 (palm).[13sts]

Dividethestsoverthreeneedlesandworkststin the round until

theLittleFingeralmostcovers your fingernail.

TOPDECREASES

K2togattheendofeachneedleuntil3 stsremain. Break yarn and

pullit throughthests.Securelyweavein.

Movethestsyouleftonholdontotheneedles and pick up 3 sts

fromthebaseoftheLittleFinger.[33sts]

Work3 roundsonallsts,endinglastround before the 3 sts picked

upfrombaseoftheLittle Finger.

RINGFINGER

Knitacrossthe3 stsatbaseofLittleFinger,knitacross5 stsfrom

Needle1 (backofhand),caston3 stsbetweentheRingFingerand

MiddleFingerusingthebackwardsloopmethod, knit across 4 sts

fromendofNeedle4 (palm).[15 sts]

Work as for the Little Finger.

IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS

MEASUREMENTS

Tofitanaveragewoman’shand.

Palmcircumference16.5cm

(6in)

ABBREVIATIONS

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WHERETOBUY

QForyarnstockists

contactNovitaat

http://www.novitaknits.com

ORYOUCOULD TRY...

QDeramores

08455194573 or

http://www.deramores.com

STEP-BY-STEP PICK UP AND KNIT

1 Holdingthepieceofknittingyou
aregoingtopickthestsupfromin
yourlefthand,andstartingatthe
top-rightcorner,insertthe
right-handneedlebetweenthe first
two stitches of the row.

2 Windyouryarnaroundtheneedle

and ‘knit’ the first stitch...

3 ...Andpullthenewstitchthrough

between the two stitches.

4 Continuetoworklikethisalong

theroworuntilyouhavepickedup

thenecessaryamountofstitches.

Tr y to s p a c e yo u r s ti tc h e s eve n l y.