DROPS Wrist warmers with pattern in DROPS Alpaca ~ DROPS Design

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Knitting Tension: 26 x 34 rows on needles size 2.5 mm in stocking sts = 10 x 10 cm.

Pattern: See diagrams M.1 and M.2.

Garter sts: Knit all rows.

Left wrist warmer:
The piece is knitted back and forth on needle. Loosely cast on 66 sts on needle size 2.5 mm with Alpaca and knit 2 rows in garter sts.
Knit next row as follows from the RS:
3 sts in garter sts, P4, K2, P4, M.1 (= 16 sts), P4, M.2 (= 8 sts), P4, K2, P4, K2, P4, K2, P4 and 3 sts in garter sts. Continue pattern like this with K over K and P over P and 3 sts in garter sts each side. When piece measures approx 22 cm – adjust to after a full repeat of M.1 – knit 2 rows in garter sts and cast off loosely.

Right wrist warmer: Cast on and knit as left wrist warmer, but mirrored, i.e.: 3 sts in garter sts, P4, K2, P4, K2, P4, K2, P4, M.2 (= 8 sts), P4, M.1 (= 16 sts), P4, K2, P4 and 3 sts in garter sts.

Crochet border: Crochet a border along lower and upper edge with crochet hook size 6 mm and Puddel as follows: 1 dc in first st, *3 ch, skip approx 1 cm, 1 dc in next st*, repeat from *-*.

Assembly: Sew tog the wrist warmer in the outer loops of sts. Leave an opening for the thumb approx 3.5 – 4 cm long at the side, approx 5 cm from the top.

Explanation to pattern diagram

	=	Knit from RS, purl from WS
	=	Purl from RS, knit from WS
	=	put 2 sts on cable needle in front of piece, P2, K2 from cable needle
	=	put 2 sts on cable needle behind piece, K2, P2 from cable needle
	=	put 2 sts on cable needle behind piece, K2, K2 from cable needle
	=	put 2 sts on cable needle in front of piece, K2, K2 from cable needle.

Diagram

DROPS number 98-3

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