Hippocampuy @ 2o08 torirot design
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Higpocampus
Some animals have more decorative shapes than others, and the hippocampus - or seahorse - is one of them. The different shades of the fabulous Kauni yarn combined with a wavy feather and fan cuff turn a seahorse couple into a pair of beautiful mittens. Size S (M) -see schematic for detailed sizing information. Shown in both sizes: Small in Rainbow colourway, Medium inBlue/Brown colourway
Requirements
Yarn: 1 x 100g skein Kauni Effektgarn (100% w0ol, 400m/100g) Small mitts shown in colour: Rainbow (EQ) Medium mitts shown in colour: Blue/Brown (EH) For Small mitts, you will _ need approximately 45g/180m of MC and 22g/90m of CC. For Medium mitts, you will need less than 50g/200m of MC and 25g/100m of CC You will need approximately 20m of yarn for one thumb, a little more than half of this being the MC. Needles: 2.5mm/US112 for Small mitts, 3.5mm/US4 for Medium mitts, or size needed to obtain correct tension. Depending on your preferred way of knitting small circumferences in the round, you will need either a set of 5 dpns, two small circulars, or one long circular for magic loop.
Tension
Small:31sts and 38 rows 10cm/4inches in pattern, after washing Medium:28stsand35 rows 10cm/4inches in pattern, after washing Note: it doesn't matter if your tension is a little looser than indicated before washing, as you can allow for a little shrinkage during washing. But if your tension is too tight, you should change to bigger needles.
Pattern notes
For an experienced knitter, familiar with knitting stranded colourwork and small circumferences, this is an easy project. If you're new to stranded colourwork and/or mittens, this will be a nice little challenge. The mittens are worked from cuff upwards. The cuff can be worked in the round or back and forth. Hippocampuy @ 2oo8 torirot design
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The Kauni Effektgarn has long colour shifts. For the Blue/Brown mittens, I justmadetwo blueandtwo orange/brownish balls from the skein. For the Rainbow mittens, I wanted the colour shifts to be shorter, so I made two magic balls for the MC (starting with red) and two for the CC (starting with light green/yellow). This way, the Rainbow mittens are not identical. The pattern uses an afterthought thumb. If you use the suggested yarn, or another colour changing yarn, you should cut the yarn just after you've made the thumb opening and put aside the necessary amount of yarn, to make sure the colour of the thumb is not too different from the adjacent colour. The mittens are not lined, so I recommend that your floats are no more than 5sts long, to avoid catching fingers in the loops. Instructions for the small mittens are given first, with the large mittens in brackets. Where only one number is given, directions apply to both sizes. Abbreviations CC contrasting colour dpn double pointed needle kknit ktbl knit through back of loop k2tog () knit two together MC main colour ppurl ssk (l) slip 2 stitches as if to knit, then return to left needle and knit together through back loops st(s) stitch(es)
Instructions
You can choose to knit the cuff in the round or back and forth. For knitting in the round: With MC, cast on 54sts. Round 1: k Round 2: \*[k1, yo] 3 times, k2tog 6 times, [k1, yo] 3 times\*\*, repeat from \* to \*\* twice Round 3: p Round 4: k Repeat these 4 rounds 7 times in total. On the last round, inc 4(2)sts evenly around, 58(56)sts. For knitting back and forth: With MC, cast on 56 sts. (The pattern is worked over 54sts: k the first and the last stitch of each row for the selvedge, these sts should not be included in any stitch count.) Row 1 (ws): p Row 2: \*[k1, yo] 3 times, k2tog 6 times, [k1, yo] 3 times\*\*, repeat from \* to \*\* twice Rows 3 and 4: k Repeat these 4 rows 7 times. On the last row, inc 2(0)sts evenly around, 58(56)sts. Cut yarn. The rest of the mitten should be knitted in the round. Left mitten: slip 14(13)sts as if to purl before starting the stranded pattern according to chart This is so that the waves of the cuff pattern align with the front and back of the mitten .Follow chart A from right to left, and from bottom to top. (For size S, start at the green line). Right mitten: slip 48(49)sts as if to purl as before, then commence the stranded patternaccording to chart. Hippocampwy @ 2oo8 torirot design
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Follow chart A from right to left, and from bottom to top. (For size S, start at the green line). When you reach the end of the thumb gusset increases (red line in Chart A), work the 12 thumb sts using waste yarn of a different colour. Then move these 12sts back to the left needle and work them again using MC and CC, as per Chart A. Remember to put aside some yarn for the thumb at this point if you are using colour changing yarn. Work chart until10stsremain; decreases are shown in the chart. Break yarn and draw MC through remaining 10sts, pull tight.
Thumb:
Remove the waste yarn and place the 24 live thumb sts onto the needles. Pick up 2 additional sts at each side of the thumb (28sts total). Work Chart B from right to left and from bottom to top until 8sts remain; decreases are shown in the chart. Break yarn and draw MC through remaining 8sts, pull tight.
Finishing
Weave in ends. Sew the cuff together, if worked flat. Wash in cold water, allow for a little shrinking, if needed. 6,5 cm /2 12 inches [7,5 cm / 3 inches] 7,5 cm /3 inches [8 cm / 3 14 inches]
11 cm / 4 1/3 inches [12 cm / 4 12 inches] 18,5 cm / 7 14 inches [22 cm / 8 2/3 inches]
Chart B
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Left mitten Chart A
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Right mitten Chart A
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