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traditional hand-knits with a modem tuoist! Mary C. Gildersleeve, Design-Artist 112 Green Spring Road, Locust Grove Virginia 22508 540-412-9055 bhwh.mary@gmail.com www.marygildersleeve.com
Handl-Dyedl Harvest Mitty
(cwstom-fit fingerleys mitty)
Super easy, super fun, fingerless mitts to make using a worsted weight, washable wool yarn. Shown here in handdyed (with unsweet, powdered drink mix) superwash wool. This design is a great way to practice garter stitch and stockinette!
Materials:
100 yards washable, worsted weight wool yarn. Sample shown is done with hand-dyed Knit Picks superwash worsted wool ·#4 knitting needles tapestry needle to tuck in ends and sew up side seam
Gauge:
garter stitch: 5st x 5 ridges = 1"
Idand, With Ideart
traditional hand-knits with a modem tuoist! Mary C. Gildersleeve, Design-Artist 112 Green Spring Road, Locust Grove Virginia 22508 540-412-9055 bhwh.mary@gmail.com www.marygildersleeve.com stockinette stitch: 5st x 7r = 1" Finished Dimensions (the sample will fit a young teen to adult hand): cuff = 6" around x 3" hand = 8" around x 3" edge around knuckles = 1"'
Pattern Stitches:
garter stitch: knit all rows stockinette: alternate knit and purl rows
Pattern Notes:
these mitts are knit flat and then sewn up, leaving an opening for the thumb you can lengthen/shorten the cuff by increasing/decreasing the number of garter stitches cast on you can lengthen/shorten the hand stitches by increasing/decreasing the number of stockinette stitches cast on the thumb opening should be the same for just about any size for anyone over the age of 7. Try them on as you sew them up to ensure a proper fit.
Knitting Directions:
With #4 needles, C0 35 sts (15 sts for garter cuff + 15sts for hand + 5sts for knuckle edging). Adjust the number CO for YOUR desired measurements for cuff + hand + edging. Place markers to remind you when to switch from garter to stockinette and back again. Work until piece measures 8" on the stockinette part (or your desired hand circumference [measuring around the widest part of the hand ... near the base of the fingers] and adding 1'' for comfort). Note, the garter stitch, on its side, will act as ribbing and pull the mitt around your wrist and fingers. Using a tapestry needle, neatly sew the seam for the cuff (stopping at the beginning of the stockinette hand section). Starting at the top of the glove and working down, sew the seam while leaving a space of about 1-1/2" for the thumb. Tuck in all ends and ENJOY! NOTE: if you'd like to hand-dye your own washable wool ... here are instructions for how we achieved the above yarn in a simple, do-it-in-a-day, dye session! The process of natural dyeing can take a few days just to get a skein of one color - we are doing a slightly different type of dyeing - faster, brighter and (most importantly) easier! Welcome to Kool-aid dyeing in the crockpot! Thanks are extended to
Idand, With Ideart
traditional hand-knits with a modem tuoist! Mary C. Gildersleeve, Desigw-Artist 112 Green Spring Road, Locust Grove Virginia 22508 540-412-9055 bhwh.mary@gmail.com www.marygildersleeve.com Lee at Leethal.net, a fellow hand-knits designer, for getting me started on this crockpot yarn-dyeing adventure. She is right - it's very habit-inducing! Dyeing in a crock pot is different from dyeing in a pot on the stove because the water is more still, so the dye tends to stick to the yarn where it falls and colors tend to blend together less. This makes a variegated yarn with more defined colors. Any flavors of UNSWEETENED powdered drink mix can be used. You'll need a crock pot, wool yarn (or a blend with other animal fibers or you can use a wool-acrylic blend as long as the synthetic portion is a small percentage, like 15% or less) in hank form, several packets of unsweetened drink mix, a large spoon, a colander, and white vinegar. For our dye-pot, we're using a 100 gram skein of super-wash worsted weight wool (KnitPicks superwash worsted weight wool was used for the sample).
The yarn must be wound into a large loop and secured (using cotton yarn) every 4 or 5 inches to ensure the yarn doesn't get tangled in the bath. Fill the crock pot with water and about onehalf to one cup of vinegar. Submerge the yarn in the crock pot. Let it soak a bit, then turn on the heat and put the lid on - the yarn should soak for at least 15 minutes (longer is fine) before dyeing and the lid should fog up to show that it's hot. Adding color: for our example, you will need a total of SIX packets unsweetened drink mix. Decide if you want many colors or just a few. Remember, the colors will blend a bit and there will be some of the original offwhite showing through. For the yarn in this design, we used 2 packets each of Orange, Cherry and Grape. Sprinkle one packet of each color directly from the packet into the pot onto the yarn. Cover with the lid and let it sit until the dye fully absorbs into the yarn and the water looks clear- this takes about 15-30 minutes. Now use your spoon to turn the yarn over, so all the un-dyed yarn from the bottom is now on top, Repeat the order of the kool-aid sprinkling, finishing up each package and ensuring that as much of the white spots are covered as possible. This is NOT an exact science. Let the yarn sit in this dye-bath for another 15-30 minutes or so. Once the dyeing is complete, turn off the heat, and let it sit in the water to cool until room temperature. Now scoop the skein out with the spoon, place into the colander in the sink, and let it cool all the way. With water of the same temperature as the yarn, rinse the yarn and squeeze the water out as much as you can, without twisting and stretching the yarn. Roll up in a towel to dry more, shake it out, then hang to dry (in the shower, or on a hanger in a doorway, or on a coat rack, etc) for a few hours. When it's barely
Idand, With Ideart
traditional hand-knits with a modem tuist! Mary C. Gildersleeve, Design-Artist 112 Green Spring Road, Locust Grove Virginia 22508 540-412-9055 bhwh.mary@gmail.com www.marygildersleeve.com damp, toss the skein in the dryer (remember, we're using super-wash) to ensure that the yarn is completely dry. This fluffs the yarn a bit and makes it feel absolutely wonderful to knit!
into center-pull balls. This gives you a better idea of what will happen when working with the yarn. Pretty cool, huh? The yarn shown to the left: on the top, 2 packets each orange, cherry and grape. On the bottom, 3 packets each limeade and berry blue. In the picture to the right, you can see the skeins wrapped
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this pattern, please email: Mary C. Gildersleeve -- bhwh.mary@ gmail.com Please visit my website, www.marygildersleeve.com, for other knitterly tidbits! I am a small, independent hand-knits designer who attempts to make a bit of money from this God-given talent; money that augments my family's income. Please honor my copyright by not making extra copies of this design nor by selling this pattern to others. If you would like to knit this design for sale in a non-profit (charitable) or for-profit setting, you are hereby granted
Idand, With ideart
traditional hand-knits with a modem tuoist! Mary C. Gildersleeve, Design-Artist 112 Green Spring Road, Locust Grove Virginia 22508 540-412-9055 bhwh.mary@gmail.com www.marygildersleeve.com STANDARDABBREVIATIONSTABLE (if you have any questions about these abbreviations, please don't hesitate to email or check my website for further information ... I'm here to help!) -- inches () rep inst bet ()'s as many times as noted afterward rep inst foll single \* as directed \* rep inst bet \* \*'s as many times as noted after [] rep inst bet []'s as many times as noted after 3nbo - three-needle bind off alt -- alternate approx -- approximately beg -- begin/beginning .bet -- between ·BO -- bind off ·CC -- contrast color ·cm -- centimeter(s) ·cn -- cable needle ·CO -- cast on cont -- continue dec -- decrease(es) DPN(s) -- double pointed needle(s) EOR -- every other row inc -- increase inst -- instructions ·K, k --knit20 ·K1-b -- knit 1 st tbl k2tog -- knit two sts together KFB -- knit into the front and back of stitch kwise -- knitwise ?LH -- left hand M1 -- make one stitch M1L -- make a left-leaning st M1R -- make a rightleaning st MC -- main color mm -- millimeter(s)OZ -- ounce PU -- pick up P,p -- purl p2tog -- purl 2 sts together pat -- pattern pm -- place marker pop -- popcorn pr -- previous row prev -- previous psso -- pass slipped stitch over pwise -- purlwise R --row rem -- remain(ing) rep -- repeat Rev st st -- reverse stockinette stitch RH -- right hand rnd(s) -- round(s) RS -- right side sk -- skip sk2p -- sl 1, k2tog, pass slipped stitch over k2tog: 2 sts dec skp sl, -- k, psso: 1 st dec sl -- slip sl st -- slip stitch(es) sm -- slip marker ssk -- sl, sl, k these 2 sts tog sssk -- sl, sl, sl, k these 3 sts tog St st --stockinette stitch sts -- stitch(es) tbl -- through back loop tfl -- through front loop tog -- together w&t -- wrap & turn (see specific instructions in pattern) WE -- work even WS -- wrong side wyib -- with yarn in back wyif -- with yarn in front yd(s) -- yard(s) yo -- yarn over
