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Fingerless gloves for Ouma’s 75th birthday with the theme of Moon over False Bay. The moon was absolutely stunning for 2 nights.

Bottom and top

Used basic Basic Beanie Pattern.

2010/25

2010/27

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Ages about 1,3,5years old

Double knit yarns

3¼ mm needles and 4mm needles

Back

1. Cast on 67/72/77 sts with 3¼mm needles.
2. Rib 16 rows.
3. Increase 3 sts evenly and change to 4mm needles (70/75/80 sts).
4. St.st for 55/62/69 rows.
5. Decrease 5sts at beginning of next 2 rows (60/65/70 sts).
6. St.st for 30/35/40 rows.
7. Rib for 5 rows with 4mm needles.
8. Cast off loosely.

Front

1. Cast on 67/72/77 sts with 3¼mm needles.
2. Rib 16 rows.
3. Increase 3 sts evenly and change to 4mm needles (70/75/80 sts).
4. Sts.st for 55/62/69 rows.
5. Decrease 5sts at beginning of next 2 rows (60/65/70sts).
6. Sts.st for 15/20/25 rows.
7. Divide for neck, knit 23/25/27 sts, cast off 14/15/16 sts, knit 23/25/27 sts.
8. Neck edge – decrease 1 st every row at neck edge 2 times (21/23/25 sts)
9. Neck edge – decrease 1 st every second row at neck edge 5 times (16/18/20 sts)
10. Rib for 5 rows with 4mm needles.
11. Cast off loosely.

Sleeves

1. Cast on 39/40/41 sts with 3¼mm needles.
2. Rib 16 rows.
3. Increase 4 sts evenly and change to 4mm needles (43/44/45 sts).
4. Increase each end every 5^th row till 63/68/73 sts.
5. Rib for 5 rows with 4mm needles.
6. Cast off loosely.

Ideas: Lines of different colours; Fair isle; Picture knitting; Embroidery.

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Yarns: Mainly double knit thickness yarns.

Needles: 7mm circular needle. 6mm or 8mm will also do – the size of the scarf will change accordingly.

Start with 1 st and a longish tail of yarn.

Knit into the front and back of the stitch, cut the yarn leaving a longish tail.

Tie a new yarn to the tail you have just cut, leaving a longish tail. Knit into the front and the back of the 1st and also the 2nd st = 4sts. Cut the yarn leaving a longish tail.

Increase like this in every row. Have a new yarn with a long tail at the beginning and end of the row. Continue until more or less 100sts. Cast off.

Lie the scarf on a flat surface and cut all the tails to even lengths.

Scarf done!

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Pattern for men size.

Yarns: Sock yarns or 3 or 4ply yarns/fingering yarns

Needles: 2.50mm doublepointed needles

Rib: Cast on 60sts. Divide over 4 needles after you have ribbed a row – 15sts per needle x 4. Rib 1×1 or 2×2 or any other choice like moss st for about 10rounds.

Body below thumb: Knit in self patterning yarn for about 30 rounds.

Thumb round: Decide which 2 needles will be for the palm of the hand. On the one glove cast off the first 12sts of the palm by just slipping each st over the next without knitting it. Put the 13th st back onto the lefthand needle. Now use the yarn that is at the beginning of the cast off and cast on 12sts with the thumb method or any loopy method. Continue knitting the round finished. For the second glove cast off the last 12sts of the palm. Also just slip each st over the next until 12 had been cast off. Then cast on immediately with the thumb method. Continue knitting in the round.

Body above the thumb: Knit for about 20 rounds.

Top border: Knit and decrease for 1 round by knitting 2sts and then 2 together all the way round = 45sts. Knit a border for about about 5 rounds in mock garter st (1 round plain, 1 round purl, repeat) or moss or 1×1 rib. Cast off.

Thumb border: pick up the 24sts around the thumb. Divide over the 4 needles = 6sts per needle x 4. Knit a similar border as for the top of the hand, about 5 rounds and cast off.

All done and easy and nice to wear. Amazingly this simple thumb method feels very comfortable on the glove when wearing it.

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Yarns: double knits

Needles: 7mm circular needles

Cast on 1st.

Row 1: Knit in front and  back of this st = 2sts.

Row 2: Knit in front and back of 1st st, knit 1 = 3sts

Row 3 – 6: Knit in front and back of 1st st, knit across. Do this until you have 7sts.

Row 7: Knit 3, YO (yarn over), knit across = 8sts

Repeat row 7 till the size you want, ending with an even number of sts.

Next row: Knit 3, YO,  *K2tog, YO*, till last 3 sts, Knit 3. *repeat*

Next 4 rows: Knit 3, YO, knit to end.

Cast off.

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Double knit yarns. Use 4mm circular and/or double pointed needles when knitting in the round. Straight 4mm needles when knitting back and forth. When the beanie is finished sew seam together neatly.

Cast on 91sts.

Brim: Rib 2 plain, 2 purl for about 10 rows.

1 x 1 rib or any rib for 10 rows will do. Just stocking stitch for about 10 rows give a curling effect.

Body: Knit about 30 rows st.st.

You can do patterning, fair-isle, cabling, change of fancy yarns.

Crown:* Knit 11sts, knit 2 tog* for 7 times. Knit 1 row.

Repeat these 2 rows until 49sts remain.

Continue with the decreasing, but do it every row now, until 7sts in total remain. Break the yarn and thread through the stitches.

Work away loose threads.

All done!

2010/23 Knitted in double knit yarns and 4mm needles. A really nice pattern and easy knit from Elizabeth Zimmerman’s book, Knitting without Tears.

2010.18 Fingerless gloves for Father’s Day. Seems to have been a good success and much liked. I used sock yarns with self patterning. I think it is called Town and Country.

Belinda’s design. These were knitted in wool bought on the Aran Isles.