stripe-a-thon

It appears as though manual and self striping is the latest craving at the moment. I sort of 'wung' it with these; casting on 40 then mitering the thumb til 20. my d-man is looking forward to a pair as well, sans the pink. Patons makes a gorgeous 'summer moss' in the kroy sock. A lot of projects in the queue. The kids both want a hot water bottle cover knit up as a turtle and ladybug...inspired by the latest Knitsimple magazine. Then i'm hoping to grab a copy of the safari buddies pattern and knit up the zebra, lion and 'heffalump' for zed. then get knitmas started again.

Jiffy Mitts

Cast on 40 stitches on size 3.25mm dpn's.

(for children's sizing use smaller needle)

Join. Place Marker. 

K1, P1 for half an inch.

Knit however many inches of stockinette you want (as long as it is longer than 1 inch) then begin thumb miter

K1, pm, k1, *kfb1, kfb1, k1, pm knit to end.

Knit entire row (K1,pm,k6,pm, knit to end)

continue miter row as follows: place marker, k1, kfb1,k....knit til two stitches before next marker, kfb,k1 pm.

Repeat the two thumb mitering rows until 20 stitches are between the two markers (60 stitches).

knit one row.

Slip 20 stiches onto spare yarn. knit til end.

rejoin. you now have 40 stitches again.

repeat stockinette stitch for another inch, then finish with half an inch of k1,p1 ribbing. CO

slide reamining 20 stiches onto dpn's making sure to pick up a stich or two on the glove side. knit 3 rows, then ribbing for 1/2 inch. CO

hope you enjoy this pattern and your new mitts!

*(kfb = knit front and back. knit as you would regularly but instead of sliding the stitch off left needle, pull right needle forward (purlwise) and purl into it, then lift off left needle)

please let me know if you encounter any issues with the pattern. thanks!

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Whipped up these leg warmers for z to wear in her ballet class  (or any other fashion opportunity ). They reminded me of the chesire cat from Alice in Wonderland.