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Dia-Mitts
By Haley Waxberg
Size
Women’s M (4” wide across hand, 5” wide across palm with thumb gusset)
Materials
• 5mm/7.5” double pointed needles
• 2 to 3 balls of Diakeito DiaJudy 40g/52yds or 105m of Bulky weight yarn (calls for a 6mm to 6.5mm needles, like Lamb’s Pride Bulky Superwash; note: these mitts were made for a person with long fingers, you might get away with using 95m of yarn)
• 2 stitch markers
• small stitch holder or scrap yarn or large safety pin
• Darning needle
Gauge
16 sts & 23 rows = 4”/10cm
Abbreviations
K knit
K2tog knit 2 stitches together
M1 increase: from the front, lift loop between stitches with left
needle, knit into back of loop. (also called M1L)
M1L increase slanting to the left: from the front, lift loop between
stitches with left needle, knit into back of loop
M1R increase slanting to the right: from the back, lift loop between
stitches with left needle, knit into front of loop
P Purl
R Round or row
Rep Repeat
St st Stocking Stitch (Knit 1 row, Purl 1 row)
Techniques
Instructions
• Cast on 30 sts on 3 double pointed needles & join in round making sure not to twist sts.
Cuff
• Work in K1, P1 rib for 2.75”
• Knit round, M1 at last sts (31 sts)
Thumb Gusset
R1: K15, place marker, M1L, k1, M1R, place marker, knit to end. (3 gusset sts between markers)
R2: Knit
R3: k to marker, slip marker, M1L, k to next marker, M1R, slip marker, k to end (5 gusset sts between markers)
R4 & R5: Knit
R6: same as R3. (7 gusset sts between markers)
R7 & R8: knit
R9: same as R3. (9 gusset sts between markers)
R10 & R11: knit
R12: same as R3. (11 gusset sts between markers)
R13: k to marker, remove marker, place gusset sts on stitch holder, cast on 1 sts with the backward loop method, k to end of round. (31sts)
Top of Hand
• K until work measures to top of little finger of 1.5” less than desired total length.
• *K8, k2 tog; repeat from * to end. (28 sts)
• *K5, k2 tog; repeat from * to end. (24sts)
• K 1 round.
• *K4, k2 tog; repeat from * to end. (20sts)
• K 1 round.
• *K3, k2 tog; repeat from * to end. (16sts)
• K 1 round.
• *
• *K1, k2 tog; repeat from * to end. (8sts)
• Cut yarn, thread tail through remaining sts, pull tight & fasten off.
Thumb
• Pick up gusset sts on holder on 3 dpn
• Working in round k12, pick up & knit 4 sts. (16sts)
• K12, k2tog, k2tog. (14sts)
• Work in round until thumb measures to middle of tumbnail (1.5” from pick-up round)
Top of Tumb
• *
• K 1 round.
• *
• *
• Cut yarn, thread tail through remaining sts, pull tight & fasten off.
Finishing
• Weave in ends. The mitten shown is turned inside out (reverse stocking stitch side).
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License.
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