Diamond Juice by Kaira Anne http://www.ravelry.com/people/KairaAnne
Afast knit, Diamond Juice is perfect for crisp, clear, Autumn days, or chilly winter nights. As a quick project, DiamondJuice is perfectforteens and pretens, allwingfreehand mvementfortexting, playing instrments, typing, or even knitting. The patternis easytomodifforlargerhands;just add more stitches in the stockenette portion, oruea thicker yar! The popcorn stitch makes the glove look more complicated than it really s Ppopcorm stitch is easy, and instructions are given in the pattern. Diamond Juice is found far underneath the ground in Narnia, where livingjuicy diamonds are mined. "Yes,” said Golg. “l have heard ofthose little scratches in the crust that you Topdwellers call mines. But that's where you get dead gold, dead silver, dead gems. Down in Bism we have them alive and growing. There llpick you bunches of rubies that you can eat and squeeze out a cupful of diamondjuice. You won't care much aboutfingering the cold, dead treasures of your shallow mines after you have tasted the live ones in Bism." -The Silver Chair
Materials:
1 ball KnitPicks Dishie Size 6 Circular Knitting Needle or DPNs 2 Stitch Markers Stitch holder or waste yarn
Gauge:
9 Stitches per 2 inches. Since this glove is really small, a little bigger would be fine, Keep it relatively tight though, or the popcorn stitch won't show.
Abbreviations:
K: knit P: Purl pm: place marker m: marker sm: slip marker pcrn: k1, p1, k1 into same stitch: popcorn stitch ml: make 1. First Glove Cuff: CO 28 st, join. Work in tr for 6 rd using DPNs or Magic Loop. Round 7: Knit. Round 8: Knit. Round 9: K6 pm, k3, pcrn, k to end. Round 10: K to m, sm, k3, p3tog, k to end. Round 11: Knit around. Round 12: K to m, sm, k2, pcrn, kl, pcrn, k to end. Round 13: K to m, sm, k2, p3tog, k1, p3tog, k to end. Round 14: Knit around. Round 15: K to m, sm, k1, pcrn, k3, pcrn, k to end. Round 16: K to m, sm, k1, p3tog, k3, p3tog, k to end. Round 17:Knit around. Round 18: K to m, sm, pcrn, k5, pcrn, k to end. Round 19: K to m, sm, p3tog, k5, p3tog, k to end. Round 20: Knit around. Round 21: K to m, sm, k1, pcrn, k3, pcrn, k to end. Round 22: K to m, sm, k1, p3tog, k3, p3tog, k to end. Round 23: Knit around. Round 24: K to m, sm, k2, pcrn, k1 pcrn k to end. Round 25: K to m, sm, k2, p3tog, k1, p3tog, k to end. Round 26: Knit around. Round 27: K to m, sm, k3, pcrn, k to end. Round 28:K to m, sm, k3, p3tog, k to end. Rep rounds 11-28 once more Thumb Gusset Round 1: K1, m1, k1, m1 knit around Round 2: K to m, sm, k2, pcrn, k1, pcrn, k to end. Round 3: K1, m1, k3, m1, k to m, sm, k2, p3tog, k1, p3tog, k to end. Round 4: Knit around Round 5: K1, m1, k5, m1, K to m, sm, k1, pcrn, k3, pcrn, k to end. Round 6: K to m, sm, k1, p3tog, k3, p3tog, k to end Round 7: K1, m1, k7, m1, k to end. Round 8: K to m, sm, pcrn, k5 pcrn, k to end. Round 9: K1, m1, k9, m1, k to m, p3tog, k5, p3tog, k to end Round 10: Knit around Round 11: K1, m1, k11, ml, k to m, sm, k1l, pcrn, k3, pcrn, k to end.
Thumb:
p 11 st to stitch holder or waste yarn, k to m, sm, k1, p3tog, k3, p3tog, k to en
Hand:
Round 1: Knit around. Round 2: K to m, sm, k2, pcrn, k1, pcrn, k to end. Round 3: K to m, sm, k2, p3tog, k1, p3tog, k to end. Round 4: Knit around. Round 5: K to m, sm, k3, pcrn, k to end. Round 6: K to m, sm, k3, p3tog, k to end. Round 7: Knit around Round 8: Knit around. Round 9: Purl around. Round 10: Knit around. Round 11: Purl around Bind off very loosely Pick up and knit three stitches on side of thumb k2tog, K to last 2 st, k2tog bind off. Second Glove: Work first glove cuff.
Thumb Gusset:
Round 1: K to m, sm, k7, pm, k1, m1, k1, m1, knit around. Round 2: K to m, sm, k2, pcrn, k1, pcrn, knit around. Round 3: K to m, sm, k2, p3tog, k1, p3tog, k to 2 nd m, sm, k1, m1, k3, m1, knit around Round 4: Knit around Round 5: K to m, sm, k1, pcrn, k3, pcrn, k to 2 nd m, sm, k1, m1, k5, m1, knit around. Round 6: K to m, sm, k1, p3tog, k3, p3tog, knit around. Round 7: K to 2 nd m, sm, k1, m1, k7, m1, knit around. Round 8: K to m, sm, pcrn, k5, pcrn, knit around. Round 9: K to m, sm, p3tog, k5, p3tog, k1, m1, k9, m1, knit around. Round 10: Knit around. Round 11: K to m,sm, k1, pcrn, k3, pcrn, k to 2 nd m, sm, k1, m1, k11, m1, knit around.
Thumb:
K to m, sm k1, p3tog, k3, p3tog, k to 2nd m, remove m, slip11 st onto stitch holder. Knit around. Knit first glove hand. Bind off very loosely Pick up and knit three stitches on side of thumb k2tog, K to last 2 st, k2tog bind Off. Block Special Stitches, Popcorn stitch. Knit a stitch as you normally would, but don't slide it off the needle when you are done. Then purl a stitch normally, into the stitch you didn't slide off the needle. Knit a stitch into the stitch you didn't slide off the needle, and then slide that stitch off the needle. This will add 2 stitches, in the next round you will do a k3tog, but don't worry about that until you get to it. Here's another tutorial, http://newstitchaday.com/popcorn-stitch/
Twisted Ribbing.
You can use regular ribbing, but I think the twisted ribbing looks tidier. Knit one though the back loop, purl one. Repeat across the row. Magic Loop. I use this all the time and it's a great technique, here's a great tutorial http://tutorials.knitpicks.com/wptutorials/magic-loop/
