MaTrYOShKa SKaTeS ... ANd SnOWBOaRdS
by Stitchnerd Designs
Some charts for a little Sochi silliness. In honour of the new Slope Style Olympic event being introduced at Sochi. Matryoshka also snowboards. (see page 3). I used the chart to make the simplest kind of fingerless mitts - just knit a rectangle and then join, leaving an opening for the thumb. If you like, you can pick up some stitches and add rib around the thumb-hole. DON'T FORGET TOPOSITION THE MOTIF ON THE OPPOSITE SIDEON THESECONDMITT. I used 46 stitches and 4mm (Us 6) needles. I worked k2/p2 rib, starting and ending with k1. Normally I would use a smaller size for the rib, but I only had one size needle with me when I made them, and as they are long and come up the arm, it actually worked well.
Rowan Felted Tweed on 4mm (US 6) THE EDGE OF THE MOTIF IS 2 STS. FROM THE EDGE.
On my mitts I knitted in the face, but I found it hard to get the look I wanted, so I recommend you knit the face blank and then when you finish knitting the headscarf leave a yarn-end, which you then use to embroidertheface. two possible faces, but you can also design your own - add dots for the cheeks if you like write your own text on the board to personalise
In honour of the new event: Matryoshka Slope Style
