Cratchit Garter Stitch Wristers
Susan Newhall
This is a fingering weight side to side garter pattern, knit flat, with a short row thumb gusset and finished with a three needle bind off for a nearly seamless-looking wrister. If you like compression on your hands while you knit you will really enjoy these, they certainly look better than the stretchy beige crafter's wristers. You don't need to knit in a tube to get a comfortable fit. This pattern is suitable as a second project. The wrap and turn short row is fully explained and sources for a provisional cast-on and three needle bind-off are provided.
I call any fingerless wrister a Bob Cratchit Glove because they just look Dickensian to me. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's ill-treated but saintly employee in A Christmas Carol. Bob was a bookkeeper charged with counting Scrooge's profits from his unspecified and unforgiving business practices. Recommended Yarn: 1 ball Rowan 4-Ply soft or equivalent weight yarn Needles: 2.25mm Size 1 US circular(length not important, I used 24") Notions: 1.Locking stitch marker to mark right side of work 2. Crochet hook and waste yarn(I use cotton crochet thread)for recommended provisional cast on.
Gauge: 8 st/inch 8 garter ridges(16 rows)/inch worked over garter rib.
Notes: This pattern is very flexible. Gauge can be adjusted easily to suit Pattern is easily adjusted for hand width. Directions for adjustment are in the pattern
Directions:
Cast on 50 stitches using provisional cast on. Lucy Neatby has a series of wonderful technique DVDs and an excerpt of her showing my preferred technique is available on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3J-sUx_whE
Knit first row. This is the wrong side row.
Mark the next row as the right side row. Work in garter 44 more rows (23 garter ridges from beginning). Stop after finishing Wrong side row. Hold rectangle across the back of the right hand. Your provisional cast on will be aligned with the pinkie side of your hand. The garter rectangle should reach to the middle of your first finger knuckle. If it doesn't, add more ridges. Be sure to end after finishing a wrong side row.
Begin Short Row Thumb Gusset General Theory:
Short Row Wrap technique:
WS rows Slip first stitch purlwise, knit X stitches, move yarn from rear of work to front of work (abbreviated as: move yarn to front), slip next stitch purlwise and turn work (abbreviated as wrap next stitch). RS rows : Hold yarn to front, slip first stitch purlwise and move the yarn to the back of work ( this will place a noose around the base of the stitch at the beginning of this section) knit X stitches to end of gusset. The hole for the thumb is formed by turning at the same place for 34 rows and not wrapping the adjacent stitch Ten stitches will remain unworked until row 35.
Specific Row by Row Instructions:
1. RS- Knit 40 stitches. Turn, (10 stitches will be left unworked on the right hand needle) 2. WS Sp fist stitch pulwis, kit 4, mve yar to font, slpext stith, ant Work 3. RS- with yarn in front(abbreviated to wyif), slip first stitch purlwise, move yarn to back, knit 5, turn work 4. WS- Slip first stitch purlwise, knit 4, Slip the fifth stitch, scoop up the wrap aroud th base of the $5^{\mathrm{th}}$ stitchwiyoul ede pint andretthelpdstithtotht needle and knit wrap together with $5^{\mathrm{th}}$ stitch, $_{\mathrm{k}1}$ , wrap the next stitch turn. 5. RS- wyif sip first stith purlwise, move yarn to back, knit 7 , turn work 6. WS- Slip first stitch purlwise, knit 6, pick up and knit the wrap with the 7th stith, k, wrap the next stitch, turn 7. RS- wyif slip first stitch purlwise, move yarn to back, knit 9, turn work 8. WS- Slip first stitch purlwise, knit 8, pick up and knit the wrap with the 9th stitch,k1 wrap the next stitch, turn 9. RS- wyif slip first stitch purlwise, move yarn toback, knit 11, tur work 10. WS- Slip first stitch purlwise, knit 10, pick up and knit the wrap with the 11th stitch, k1, wrap the next stitch, turn 11. RS- wyif, slip first stitch purlwise, move yarn to back, knit 13, turn work 12. WS- Slip first stitch purlwise, knit 12, pick up and knit the wrap with the $13^{\mathrm{th}}$ stitch, k1 wrap the next stitch, turn 13. RS- wyif, slip first stitch purlwise, move yarn to back, knit 15, turn work 14. WS- Slip first stitch purlwise, knit 14, pick up and knit the wrap with the $15^{\mathrm{th}}$ stitch, k1, wrap the next stitch, turn 15. RS- wyif, slip first stitchpurlwise, move yarn to back, knit 17, turn work 16. WS Slip first stith purwise, knit 16, pick up and knit th wrap with th $17^{\mathrm{th}}$ stitch, k1, wrap the next stitch, turn 17. RS- wyif, slip first stitch purlwise, move yarn to back, knit 19, turn work 18.WS slip first stitch purlwise,knit 18, pick up and knit the wrap with th $19^{\mathrm{th}}$ stitch, Knit allstitches remaining on lft hand needle, tun 19. RS- Knit 40 stitches, turn (after the turn, ten stitches willremain unworked on the right hand needle). 20. Ws- Slip first stitch purlwise, knit 18, wrap next stitch by moving yarn from back to front then slipping the next stitch purlwise, turn work 21. RSwyif slifirst stitch, move yan toback, kit 19, t wok 22. WS Slipfirst stitch purlwise, kit 16, wrap next stitch , tu work 23. RS- wyif, slip first stitch, move yarn to back, knit 17, turn 24.Wipfirst stitch urlwise knit 14,wrap next stith, tu wrk 25. RS- wyif slip first stitch, move yarn to back, knit 15, tun 26. WS- Slip first stitch purlwise, knit 12, wrap next stitch, turn work 27. RS- wyif, slip first stitch, move yarn to back, knit 13, turn 28. WS- Slip first stitch purlwise, knit 10, wrap next stitch, turn work 29. RS- wyif, slip first stitch, move yarn to back, knit 11, turn 30. WS- Slip first stitch purlwise, knit 8, wrap next stitch, turn work 31. RS- wyif, slip first stitch, move yam to back, knit 9, tun 32. WS- Slip first stitch purlwise, knit 6, wrap next stitch, turn work 33. RS- wyif, slip first stitch, move yarn to back, knit 7, turn 34. WS- Slip first stitch purlwise, nit 4, wrap next stitch, turn work 35. RSwyif, slp first stitch,move yar to back,knit 4, slip t $5^{\mathrm{th}}$ stitch purlwise, knit the first of the ten stitches that have bee heldon the lft hand nele, Pass the slippd stitch over and on to the left hand needle and knit into this stitch (this makes a tidier transition from thumb gusset) and continue to knit the 9 stitches that remain on the left needle. Turn.
AT THIS POINT ALL 50 STITCHES ARE ON THE LEFT HAND NEEDLE.
36. WS- knit all50 stitches, pick up and knit wraps together with stitches along the row. (stitches 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 have wraps around their bases) 37 and all other rows. Knit 50 stitches Continue for same number of ridges and rows as in the section before the gusset. Be sure to end after a WS row. This will be 44 more rows (23 garter ridges after the thumb gusset) ending after a WS row if following this pattern slavishly. Unzip provisional cast on. Here is another wonderful Lucy Neatby video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNFXO8MH2z0 and place on another needle of similar size. You will have only 49 stitches on this needle if you used the crochet cast on that Lucy neatby demonstrates. Using your tail of working yarn (not the waste yarn), pick up one extra stitch at the end to make up 50 stitches. Be sure you have 50 stitches Holding right sides together and using the other end of your circular needle or a same sized straight needle, work a three-needle bind off over all fifty stitches. A three needle bind-off can be found here: http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/casting-off scroll down to the technique. Turn right side out and, voila! one garter stitch wrister. Repeat for second wrister.
Enjoy warm hands next winter. And tell Scrooge to get off your back,
Susan Newhall Ravelry name: suebell Please contact me via Ravelry if you need any help with this pattern. This pattern is yours to use and enjoy. Please do not copy and distribute or sell it without my permission. The pattern is free on Ravelry and can be downloaded. Please do not sell the resulting wrister or use it for commercial purposes without prior permission of the author.
