Swoop

Knitting
April 2023
both are used in this pattern
DK (11 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 33 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
186 - 246 yards (170 - 225 m)
Adult small, medium and large
low vision format available
English
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These fingerless mitts have a raised ridge of colour, creating dramatic swooping lines from wrists to fingers.

Techniques:
Work in the round,
increase and decrease,
pick up stitches,
Icelandic cast-off.

Measurements:
Size S,M,L: to fit 1819.5,21.5cm / 7.257.75,8.5 inches circumference
Finished circumference: 17.519,21cm / 77.75,8.5 inches
Finished length: 1718,19.5cm / 6.757.25,7.75 inches

Tension:
24 stitches and 33 rows to 10cm / 4 inches in stocking stitch on larger needle.

These mitts are worked in the round. The ridged swooping lines of colour are worked separately at the end, by picking up stitches then casting off using the Icelandic cast-off.

Yarn Choice
Any DK weight yarn should be suitable for this project. This is an ideal time to use a strongly variegated yarn for the contrast colour.

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