WEAVE
Designed By Kathryn McNaughton Even before I dared to attempt to knit them, cables fascinated me. I couldn't puzzle out how anyone could manage to make the stitches move and twist without increases and decreases. When I was finally willing to stick my toes into the cabling waters, I kept it simple with regularly crossing, ropey cables. But then I realized that when you break up even complicated looking cables, they are made of the same, simple crossing. cables that I'd learned from the start. These easy woven cable mitts provide a perfect opportunity to whet your appetite for a slightly more involved cabled project. However, they're still short and sweet and work up very quickly.
Sizes:
Small [Medium, Large] (shown in size Medium) Hand Circumfrence: 7 [8, 9] in Length (top of cuff to tip): 6.5 [7.25, 8.25] in Gauge: 18 sts/28 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch
Materials
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted [1o0% Merino Wool; 210 yd/192 m per 100g skein]; color: Forest; 1 [1, 1] skein Needles: 1 set US $\#8/5\mathrm{mm}$ double-point needles Other: yarn needle, 2 stitch markers, waste yarn or stitch holder, cable needle
Pattern Notes
Mittens are worked from cuff to tip. The right and left mitts require slightly different instructions in order to keep the cable motif on the back of the hand, so the thumb placement switches. C3FP: s2 to a cable needle, hold in front, p1, k2 from cable needle C3BP: s1 to a cable needle, hold in back, k2, p1 from cable needle C4B: s2 to a cable needle, hold in back, k2, k2 from cable needle C4F: s2 to a cable needle, hold in front, k2, k2 from cable needle
Cuff
Cast on 32[36, 40] sts, distributing them over 3 dpns as follows: (16, 8, 8)[(18, 9, 9), (20, 10, 10)]. Join, being careful not to twist. Work 2x2 rib for 17[19, 19] rnds or until cuff is desired length. Increase 4 sts evenly as follows: $^{*}\mathrm{K}\,7[8,9]$ , kfb\* repeat 4 times. 36[40, 44] sts.
Right Mitten Thumb Gusset
Rnd 1: K18[20, 22], pm, m1, pm, k to end of rnd. Rnd 2: K to marker, slip marker, m1, $\mathbf{k}$ to $2^{\mathrm{nd}}$ marker, m1, k to end of rnd. Rnd 3: K around, slipping markers Repeat rnds 2 and 3 1[2, 2] more time(s). 5[7,7] sts between markers Next Rnd:K1[2, 3], work $\mathbf{1^{st}}$ row of Woven Cable Chart, k to marker, m1, k to $2^{\mathrm{nd}}$ marker, m1, k to end of rnd Plain Rnd: K1[2, 3], work next row of Woven Cable Chart, k to end Increase Rnd: K1[2, 3], work next row of Woven Cable Chart, k to marker, m1, k to $2^{\mathrm{nd}}$ marker, m1, k to end of rnd Repeat Increase rnd and Plain rnd 1[1, 2] more times. 11[13, 15] sts between markers. Repeat Plain rnd for 5[6, 6] more rnds.
Hand
Remove thumb sts as follows: K1[2, 3], work next row of Woven Cable Chart, k to marker, remove marker, put the 11[13, 15] sts between markers on a stitch holder or waste yarn, remove marker, k to end of rnd. Continue working chart as set and working rest of sts in St st as set until chart is finished. Work in St st until mitten measures 5.75[6.25, 7.25] inches from cuff. Top Decreases Size Large Only: Decrease 4 sts evenly as follows: $\bf{\nabla}^{\ast}\bf{K}9$ , k2tog\* repeat 4 times. 40 sts. All sizes: Rnd 1: \*K2[3, 3], k2tog\* repeat 4 times. 27[32, 32] sts. Rnd 2: K every st. Rnd 3: \*K1[2, 2], k2tog\* repeat 4 times. 18[24, 24] sts. Rnd 4: K every st. Rnd 5: \*Ko[1, 1], k2tog\* repeat 4 times. 9[16, 16] sts. Size Medium/Large Only: Rnd 6: K every st. Rnd 7: \*k2tog\* repeat 4 times. 8 sts. Cut yarn and tail through remaining live sts. Pull tight and secure.
Thumb
Place 11[13, 15] sts from waste yarn or stitch holder back onto needles. Pick up 1[2, 1] sts from gap. 12[15, 16] sts. Work in St st until thumb measures 1.5[1.75, 1.75] inches or .5[.5, .75] inches less than desired length. Size Large Only: Next Rnd: \*K2, k2tog\* repeat 4 times. 12 sts. Next Rnd: K every st. All sizes: Next Rnd: \*K1, K2tog\* repeat 4[5, 4] times. 8[10, 8] sts. Next Rnd: K every st. Next Rnd: \*K2tog\* repeat 4[5, 4] times. 4[5,4] sts. Cut yarn and thread tail through remaining sts. Pull tight and secure.
Left Mitten
Work Cuff as written. For rnd 1 of Thumb Gusset, k to end of rnd, pm, m1, pm. Work rest of thumb gusset and rest of mitten and thumb as written for right mitten. Finishing Weave in all ends. Block.
