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#610 Cabled Hand Warmers: To Fit Sizes: Directions
#610 Cabled Hand Warmers: To Fit Sizes: Directions
No circular knitting skills required to make these quick and cute cabled hand warmers - they’re knit flat, sideways, and a gap in the
side seam creates the thumb hole. These would make an excellent first cable project, and a great last-minute gift.
Directions:
To fit sizes:
Cast on 20 (22, 24) sts.
XS/S (S/M, M/L) (shown in size S/M)
Rows 1 and 3 (WS): K2, p3(4, 5), k1, p4, k1, p3(4, 5), k6.
Row 2 (RS): K9(10, 11), p1, k4, p1, k5(6, 7).
Finished sizes:
Row 4: K9(10, 11), p1, sl 2 sts to cn and hold to front, k2, k2
stretches to about 8 (9, 10)” around, 5 (5.5, 6)” long
from cn, p1, k5(6, 7).
Repeat Rows 1-4 -- 7 (8, 9) more times or until piece is long
Yarn:
enough to comfortably wrap around hand, ending with a Row
1 sk Valley Yarns Valley Superwash Bulky (100% Extrafine
4.
Superwash Merino, 109yds/100g) color 07 Blue Mist
Work Row 1.
Bind off all sts in pattern.
Needles:
Sew the bound-off edge to the cast-on edge, leaving a gap for
US size 10.5 (6.50mm) needles or size needed to get gauge
the thumb at the 4 cabled sts.
Sew in loose ends.
Other materials:
cable needle (cn)
Abbreviations:
Gauge: k: knit; p: purl; RS/WS: right side / wrong side; sl: slip;
3.5 sts and 4.5 rows = 1” in Stockinette Stitch st(s): stitch(es)
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