These little hand warmers are the perfect project for learning about lace. Designer Becky ffitch has included three different charts with varying degrees of difficulty to suit your experience or your mood. Quick to knit, they make great gifts for feminine and sporty friends alike.
Finished Size:
Women’s medium: to fit approx. 6–8"/15–20cm around palm.
Wrist length: approx 6"/15cm. Elbow length: approx. 11"/28cm.
Yarn:
1 skein Louet Gems #2 Fine/Sport Weight (225 yds/205m) or 1 skein Handmaiden 4-Ply Cashmere (185 yds/170m) or 1 skein Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend (150 yds/135m) or an equivalent DK- or sport-weight yarn that will knit down to a dense fingering-weight gauge; approx. 120 yds/110m for wrist length; 200 yds/183m for elbow length.
Needles & Notions:
- US 2 (2.75mm) needles, or size to give you firm, stretchy ribbing.
- Optional (for beading): 1 pkg. Mill Hill size 6 beads (for wrist length gloves);steel crochet hook 1.15mm.
Notes:
- This is a physical pattern.