Diamante Mittens
This pair of mittens won 2nd place in the Gloves Category, Handknitting Section of Creative Arts at the 2011 Perth Royal Show, Western Australia's largest annual community event. " The diamond motif and crystal beads create a pair of delicate mittens. The motif runs up along the top of the hand from the cuff to the fingers. These mittens were originally designed for Knitting Inspirations'2011Retreat." Materials 150 yds of 4ply sock yarn 2.75 mm circular (80cm) needles 80 Size 6beads Stitch markers Waste yarn Gauge 32 sts per 10 cm FinishedSize 16 cm in circumference 26 cm in length Abbreviations k2tog -knit 2 stitches together p2tog - purl 2 stitches together yo- yarn over sl 1 - slip 1 stitch psso - pass slip stitch over pfb -purl front & back pm - place marker sm - slip marker m1 - make 1 stitch place bead - beads are placed with a crochet hook onto the stitch & then the stitch is knitted EyeletRibPattern(multipleof 4sts) Row 1 - k2, p2 Row 2 - k1, yo, k1, p2 Row 3 - k3, p2 Row 4 - sl 1, k2, pss0, p2 DiamantePattern (multiple of 7 sts) Row 1 - k2tog, (k1, yo) twice, k1, sl 1, k1, psso Row 2 - k3, place bead, k3 Row 3 - k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl 1, k1, psso Row 4 - k2, place bead, k1, place bead, k2 Row 5 - k1, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1 Row 6 - k3, place bead, k3 Row 7 - k2, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2 Row 8-k7
Diamante Mitteng
Bottom Cuff
Cast on 48 stitches. Join to start knitting in the round (using the Magic Loop Technique). There will be 24 sts on each needle. Start Eyelet Rib pattern, repeating the pattern (12 times) all round. Knit 3 repeats of the Eyelet Rib pattern (12 rounds).
Hand
Before you begin Diamante pattern, move the last 2 stitches on needle 2 to needle 1, so there will be 26 sts on needle 1 & 22 sts on needle 2.
Round 1
Needle 1 - k8, p2, k2, kfb, k3, p2, k8 (27 sts) Needle 2 - knit all the sts (22 sts)
Round 2
Needle 1 - k8, p2, (Row 1 of Diamante pattern), p2, k8 Needle 2 - knit all the sts Continue in this set pattern until 4 repeats (32 rounds) of the Diamante pattern have been done. On the last round of the hand section : Left Hand - knit the set pattern till the last 4 sts, pm, k2, pm, k2 Right Hand - knit the set pattern on needle 1, k2, pm, k2, pm, knit to the end of needle 2
Thumb Gusset
The instructions below are for the left thumb & for the right thumb, the increases are done at the start of needle 2 (as described above). Round 1 (increase round) Needle 1 - k8, p2, (Diamante pattern), p2, k8 Needle 2 - knit to the 1st marker, sm, kfb, work to next marker, kfb, sm, k2 Rounds 2, 3, 4 (plain rounds) Needle 1 - k8, p2, (Diamante pattern), p2, k8 Needle 2 - knit to the 1t marker, sm, knit to next marker, sm, k2 Repeat these 4 rounds until there are 18 sts in between the 2 markers. Next round - continue with established pattern until the 1st marker, remove marker, m1, slip 18 sts onto waste yarn, m1, k2 Continue with established pattern on all needles (49 sts in total) until you have a total of 10 repeats of the Diamante pattern.
Top Cuff
Before you start on the cuff, move the 1"t 2 sts on needle 1 to needle 2 so you will have 25 sts on needle 1 & 24 sts on needle 2. Needle 1 - k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2tog, p1, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2 (24 sts) Needle 2 - (k2, p2) 6 times (24 sts) Start Row 2 of the Eyelet Rib pattern, repeating the pattern (12 times) all round. Knit 3 repeats of the Eyelet Rib pattern (12 rounds) & then Row 1 of Eyelet Rib pattern. Cast off loosely in rib pattern.
Thumb
Transfer the 18 sts from the waste yarn onto the needles as follows : Place the last st, followed by the 1"t st & 7 sts onto needle 1 & the remaining 9 sts onto needle 2. Next round - on needle 1, k1, pick up 2 sts in the gap between the stitches, k1 & then knit the remaining sts (20 sts in total) Next round - k1, k2tog, k2tog, knit to the end (18 sts in total) Knit for 10 rounds. Cast off loosely. Finishing Weave in all the ends. Block mittens.
