Christmas Claps
#christmasclapsmittens
Knitted mittens with Nordic pattern for Christmas in DROPS Karisma. Theme: Christmas.
DROPS Extra 0-1460
DROPS Design: Pattern no u-879
Yarn group B
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SIZES: S/M – L/XL
Measurements: Circumference: approx. 21-23 cm. Length: approx. 24-24 cm with the rib folded up.
MATERIALS:
DROPS KARISMA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
50-50 g colour 01, off white
100-100 g colour 18, red (background colour)
or use colour 73 petrol, 55 light beige brown, 52 dark mustard, 45 light olive.
KNITTING TENSION:
23 stitches in width and 32 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.
NEEDLES:
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3 MM.
Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.
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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:
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PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1, A.2, A.3 and A.x. Choose diagrams for your size.
Diagram A.x shows where the thumb is positioned on the right mitten. The diagrams show all the rows in the pattern seen from the right side.
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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MITTENS – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked from the bottom up, increasing for the thumb. When these increases are finished, the thumb-stitches are placed on a thread before finishing the hand. The thumb is worked to finish.
LEFT MITTEN:
Cast on 48-48 stitches with double pointed needles size 3 mm and the background colour. Work rib in the round with knit 2, purl 2, for 12 cm. Work 1 round in stocking stitch where you increase 0-4 stitches evenly spaced = 48-52 stitches.
Work diagram A.1 – when you have worked as far as the black squares in the diagram, work A.2 over these 3 stitches. Continue working according to diagrams A.1 and A.2 (you increase stitches in A.2). After the last round in A.2 there are 11 stitches in A.2 – place these stitches on a thread. On the next round cast on 3 stitches behind the stitches on the thread = 48-52 stitches on the round. Continue working A.1 over all stitches. When the diagram has been completed there are 8 stitches left on the round. Cut the strand, tack it through the stitches and fasten well.
THUMB:
Place the 11 stitches from the thread on double pointed needles size 3 mm and start the round by knitting up 9 stitches at the back of the thumb (pick up 2 stitches on each side and 5 stitches in the 3 cast-on stitches) = 20 stitches. Work diagram A.3. When the diagram has been completed there are 4 stitches left on the round. Cut the strand, tack it through the stitches and fasten well.
RIGHT MITTEN: Work as the left, but the thumb is worked on the opposite side – see diagram A.x which shows where the thumb is positioned in the pattern.
Diagram explanations
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= | off white |
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= | background colour |
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= | between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over with background colour. |
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= | slip 1 stitch in off-white as if to knit, knit 1 with off-white and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch. |
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= | knit 2 together with off white. |
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= | slip 1 stitch in off-white as if to knit, knit 2 together with off-white and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted together stitches. |
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