Pretty Lace Hand Warmers: The Pattern
Gauge
4 1/2 stitches = 1 inch in lace pattern
6 1/2 stitches = 1 inch in stockinette stitch
Finished Size
Fit most women's hands
Pattern
Cast on 30 stitches to 3 double pointed needles (10 stitches on each needle). Join for working in the round, being careful to not twist the stitches.
Note: This lace pattern is very easy to follow, but is even easier if, for Round 2, you start every needle with a yarn over and, for Round 4, you end every needle with a yarn over.
Round 1: Knit
Round 2: *Yo, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round.
Round 3: Knit
Round 4: *Ssk, yo, repeat from * to end of round.
Repeat Rounds 1-4 two more times.
Repeat Rounds 1-3 one time.
Next round: *Ssk, yo, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, k2.
Knitting the Thumb Hole
This section will be worked back and forth, not in the round. To do that, turn the work so that the inside of the hand warmer is facing you, so that the first stitch you're about to knit is the one you just knit.
Row 1: K2, p to last 2 stitches, k2.
Row 2: K2, *yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, k2.
Row 3: Repeat Row 1.
Row 4: K2, *ssk, yo, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, k2.
Repeat Rows 1- 4 two more times.
Knitting the Rest of the Palm
After Row 4, do not turn the work, instead join for working in the round again.
Round 1: Knit
Round 2: *Yo, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round.
Round 3: Knit
Round 4: *Ssk, yo, repeat from * to end of round.
Repeat Rounds 1-4 three more times.
Knit 4 rounds.
For the right hand warmer, finish 7 stitches before the end of the last round. For the left hand warmer, finish the fourth round, then knit 7 more stitches.
Knitting the Cuff
Turn the work for knitting back and forth again.
Row 1: Purl into the back loop (pbl), p to last stitch, pbl.
Row 2: K1, k2tog, k3, [make 1 right (m1R), k6] 2 times, make 1 left (m1L), k6, m1L, k3, ssk, k1. (32 stitches)
To m1R, pick up the bar between the last stitch you knit and the one you're about to knit, bringing the needle from the back to the front.
Then knit into the front of this stitch.
To m1L, pick up the bar between the stitch you knit and the one you're about to knit, bringing the needle from front to back.
Then knit into the back of the stitch.
Row 3: Purl.
Row 4: K1, k2tog, k2, m1R, k7, m1R, k8, m1L, k7, m1L, k2, ssk, k1. (34 stitches)
Row 5: Purl.
Row 6: K1, K2tog, k1, m1R, k8, m1R, k10, m1L, k8, m1L, k1, ssk, k1. (36 stitches)
Row 7: Purl.
Row 8: K1, k2tog, k to last 3 stitches, ssk, k1. (34 stitches)
Row 9: Knit
Row 10: Repeat Row 8. (32 stitches)
Row 11: Knit
Row 12: Bind off, leaving the last stitch on the needle.
Pick up 12 stitches down the right side of the cuff. (13 stitches on the needle: 12 picked up + 1 from the bind off)
Pick up 1 stitch between the 2 sides of the cuff.
And pick up 13 more stitches up the side of the cuff. (27 stitches)
Next row: K12, slip 1, k2tog, pass the slipped stitch over, k12. (25 stitches)
Bind off and sew in the ends. Done!
March 22, 2008
Reader Comments (29)
Thanks for the detailed photos - should make knitting them up a breeze :)
Thank you SO much for sharing your pattern!
What size needle and yarn weight did you use?
The Zageo is a little bit heavier than the Sheep Shop 3, but it would be lovely! You can probably knit it a bit tighter than its recommended gauge so that it would work for this pattern or alternatively, you could alter the pattern (though that will require a bit more thinking!) Your handwarmers will be nice and toasty!
I do have one question though, (kinda embarrassing as well) But anyways, I tried knitting these and ended up with .. likee 24 stitches on each needle! What the heck did I do wrong? Was I not supposed to knit the extra yarn over stitch? I'm a beginner so It's probably a pretty obvious mistake. Help would be greatly appreciated! Thank youuu! :)
I'm not sure what's going awry for you, but my best guess is that you're wrapping the yarn around the needle twice, creating two, instead of one, yarn overs. Yarn overs at the beginning and end of needles can be a little tricky.
I found a good explanation at www.knittinghelp.com for starting a needle with a yarn over. Ingrid wrote, "Insert your needle into the first stitch on the left needle, then bring the yarn under the right needle from the back, so you're knitting that first stitch with the yarn in front. As you knit, the yarn will go over the right needle and create the yo."
To end a needle with a yarn over, just bring the yarn forward to the purl position. When you start the next needle with a knit or a decrease, a yarn over will automatically be created.
I hope this helps! Let us know if you have more questions...
Thanks!
Whitney
i don't even know what some of your termanology means, or else I would give it a go at them.
you should sell these, i'd buy a pair in every color!
Thanks! (:
For the right hand warmer, you stop 7 stitches before the end of the round so that the split in the cuff will be centered on the inside of the wrist. You'll see!
Those 7 stitches are now the last 7 stitches of Row 1 and the first 7 stitches of Row 2. They're not special - don't bind them off, don't not knit them, don't worry about them!
I'm sorry this part has you both confused. It is a little tricky! I hope this answer clears things up for you - please let me know if it doesn't...
Thanks!
Whitney
This resulted in the lace pattern portion being lengthed for the needle I was knitting on, but my other two needles in the round stayed the same. I am not sure if that makes sense, but it did not look like the picture!
What am I doing wrong? How do I knit the thumbhole going back and forth but still include the other two needles in the round?
Thank you for any help or advice!
It sounds like you're very close to having it right! If I am picturing your problem correctly, I think that you worked back and forth on only the first third of the stitches instead of on all of them.
So, when you turn the hand warmer so the wrong side (ie the inside) is facing you, you should work the lace pattern across the first needle, then the second needle and finally the third, so that you're working all 30 stitches.
Is this different than what you've been doing? If not, please let us know so we can make sure your lace hand warmers are indeed pretty!
Whitney
Thank you for your response. That was exactly the problem I was experiencing. I wasn't moving back and forth through all three needles! I have figured it out now and have completed the thumbhole! Now I'm off to finish the rest of the palm.
Thank you again for the wonderful patterns and directions.
Lorrie
Either way is fine, its probably easier if you put the three stitches to one of the other needles though. Good luck!