Evan's Hobo Mittens
by Jamie Marie Binkley These convertible mittens were made as requested for my son, Evan. He named them "hobo" mittens after he was asked to try them on mid-knit.
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Abbreviations
inc :: increase st(s) :: stitch(es) k :: knit p :: purl k2tog :: knit two together k3tog :: knit three together ssk :: slip, slip, knit sts together sssk :: slip, slip, slip, knit sts together pm :: place marker sm :: slip marker m1 :: make one m1r :: make one right m1l :: make one left rnd(s) :: round(s) ws :: wrong side
Specifications
Yarn :: 1 Skein Blue Sky Alpacas Worsted Hand Dyes (50% Royal Alpaca / 50%Merino) Needles :: 4.5 mm (Us 7) Double Pointed Needles Gauge :: 4 sts and 6 rows = 1" in circular stockinette Notions :: Stitch Markers and Stitch Holder (or waste yarn) for Thumb Gusset; Yarn Needle for Elizabeth Zimmermann's Sewn Bind Off [http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/FEATsum06TT.html] and threading "lifeline"; waste yarn for threading "lifeline" and provisional cast on; Tapestry Needle for weaving in ends Size :: 6.5" long, 2.5" cuff width, 3" hand width, 2" thumb length
Pattern
Cuff and Hand CO 24 sts and join being careful not to twist. Rnds 1-10: k1p1 ribbing Rnd 11: k Rnd 12 (inc): m1, k12, m1, k12 (26 sts) Rnds 13, 14, 15: k Rnd 16 (inc): k12, pm, m1r, k1, m1l, pm (sts between markers are gusset sts), k to end (3 gusset sts, 28 sts) Rnd 17: k Rnd 18 (inc): k to marker, sm, m1r, k to marker, m1l, sm, k to end (5 gusset sts, 30 sts) Rnd 19: k Rnd 20 (inc): k to marker, sm, m1r, kto marker, m1l, sm, k to end (7 gusset sts, 32 sts) Rnd 21: k Rnd 22 (inc): kto marker, sm, m1r, k to marker, m1l, sm, k to end (9 gusset sts, 34 sts) Rnd 23: k Rnd 24: k to marker, place 9 gusset sts on stitch holder or waste yarn, k to end (25 sts) Rnds 25 and 26: k Rnd 27: k while threading lifeline Rnds 28 and 29: k Rnd 30 (dec): k2tog, p1, k1p1 to end (24 sts) Rnds 31 and 32: k1p1 Bind off on ws using Elizabeth Zimmermann's Sewn Bind Off [http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/FEATsum06TT.html] Thumb Place 9 gusset sts on 3 dpns evenly Rnd 1 (inc): k to end, pu and cross [http://techknitting.blogspot.com/2009/04/crossing-stitches-one-way-to-avoid-hole.html] 2 sts, join in the round (11 sts) Rnds 2-5: k Rnd 6 (dec): k2tog to last st (5x), move last st to beginning of next rnd (6 sts) Rnd 7 (dec): k2tog to end (3x) (3 sts) Weave in remaining 3 sts [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DC5YYehcENg/S0VBXq8cNil/AAAAAAAAABk/12nTKhZbqp8/s 160 h/2010-01-06+20.55.21.jpg] Cap Provisional CO [http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall05/FEATfall05TT.html] 13 on dpn Pick up 13 sts from lifeline on back of hand side on dpn leaving a long tail to later bind off with. Rnd 1: k13 picked up sts, p1, k1p1 to end of provisional CO [http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall05/FEATfall05TT.html] sts, join (26 sts) Rnds 2 and 3: k13, p1, k1p1 to end Rnds 4-8: k Rnd 9 (dec): ssk, k9, k2tog, ssk, k9, k2tog (22 sts) Rnd 10 (dec): ssk, k7, k2tog, ssk, k7, k2tog (18 sts)
Rnd 11 (dec): ssk, k5, k2tog, ssk, k5, k2tog (14 sts) Rnd 12 (dec): sssk, k1, k3tog, sssk, k1, k3tog (6 sts) Graft last sts using [http://www.blogger.com/goog_1263087950420] Kitchener [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchener_stitch_%28knitting%29] stitch - tutorial [http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer04/FEATtheresasum04.html] Remove provisional cast on [http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall05/FEATfall05TT.html] and bind off using Elizabeth Zimmermann's Sewn Bind Off [http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/FEATsum06TT.html] Remove lifeline and weave in all ends
[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DC5YYehcENg/S0k7gjGHdDI/AAAAAAAAAB8/7P8uJ4wplRI/s 1600- h/2010-01-09+21.16.45.jpg] Make 2 Posted 9th January 2010 by Jamie Marie Binkley
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