diapittore wrist warmer

I recently discovered Heart Craft Tokai – a chain of craft shops – after being introduced by my Obachan and have signed up as a member. There are two outlets near my area – Kasugai and Kanayama.

Here’s a design for a pair of wrist warmers – a knit-in-the-round project - from yarn purchased at ‘Tokai’. The yarn I used is Diapittore. The yarn is basically in pastel colours, and the colours change gradually. What I like most is that each colour change is unique for the entire ball. The design incorporates the Pine Cone Lace Stitch.

I used two colour lots for this project. Each side of the pair are knitted simultaneously by knitting from both ends of one ball, and then joined with the next ball of yarn. For this project, I started off with Colour No. PT202.

Materials

Needles: two sets of four 3.3 mm DPNs.

Yarn: 30g (106m) of Diapittore (ダイヤピットーレ) Yarn (Colour No. PT202, Lot. 0; and Colour No. PT204, Lot. 0) (40% cotton; 56% acrylic; 4% nylon)

Measurement

Gauge: 30 sts and 40 rows = 10 cm in Stst.

Finished measurements: 11 x 23.5 cm laid flat.

Pine Cone Lace Stitch A

Rnd 1 and odd rnds: k.

Rnd 2: k.

Rnd 4: *(k5, k2tog, yo, k, yo, sl1, k, psso); rep from * to end.

Rnd 6: k, transfer first st from Left needle to Right needle, k3, *(k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl1, k, psso, k3); rep from * to end.

Rnd 8: k4, k2tog, yo, k, yo, sl, k, psso, *( k5, k2tog, yo, k, yo, sl, k, psso) ; rep from * to last st, k.

Rnd 10: =Rnd 8.

Rnd 12: k.

Rnd 14: *(k2tog, yo, k, yo, sl, k, psso, k5); rep from * to end; transfer last two sts from Right needle to Left needle.

Rnd 16: k, *(k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl1, k, psso, k3); rep from * to end (last two stitches of the rep are k2, instead of k3).

Rnd 18: k2, k2tog, yo, k, yo, sl1, k, psso, *(k5, k2tog, yo, k, yo, sl1, k, psso); rep from * to last 3 sts, k3.

Rnd 20: = Rnd 18.

Pine Cone Lace Stitch B

Rnd 1: k4, k2tog, yo, k, yo, sl1, k, psso, *(k9, k2tog, yo, k, yo, sl1, k, psso); rep from * to last 5 sts, k5.

Rnd 2 and even rnds: k.

Rnd 3: k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl1, k, psso, *(k7, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl1, k, psso); rep from * to last 4 sts, k4.

Rnds 5 & 7: Rnd 1.

Rnds 9 - 14: k

Rnd 15: *(yo, sl1, k, psso, k9, k2tog, yo, k); rep from * to end.

Rnd 17: k.

Rnd 19: k, *(yo, sl1, k, psso, k7, k2tog, yo, k3); rep from * to end (last two stitches of the rep are k2, instead of k3).

Rnd 21 & 23: *(yo, sl1, k, psso, k9, k2tog, yo, k); rep from * to end.

Rnd 25: k.

Rnd 26: k.

  

Instructions (Left and Right sides)

co 70, divide sts over 3 DPNs, join-in-the-round.

Ribbing

Round (Rnd) 1: *k,p; rep from * to end.

Rnds 2-4: rep Rnd 1.

Continue with Pine Cone Lace Stitch A (Rnds 1-20).

k for next 6 rnds.

Continue with Pine Cone Lace Stitch B (Rnds 1-26).

k for next 6 rnds.

Rep patt B.

k for next 6 rnds.

Rep patt B.

k,p ribbing for next 5 rnds.

Cut the yarn equal length between the two sides. Bo in k1,p1 ribbing. Weave in ends.

Alternative pattern for cuff – Cabled ribbing using 2 mm dpns.

After first rep of patt B, k for 2 rounds (instead of 6).

Rnd 1: k, (*p2,k2); rep * to last 2 sts, k, p.

Rnds 2-4: rep rnd 1.  

Rnd 5: k, *(p2,k2,p2,C2F, CB, p2, k2); rep * to last 3 sts, k, p, k.

Rnd 6: k, *(p2,k2,p3,k4,p3,k2); rep * to last 3 sts, k, p, k.

Rnd 7: k, *(p2,k2,p3,C2B,p3,k2); rep * to last 5 sts, p2, k, p, k.

Rnd 8: rep rnd 6.

Rnd 9: k, *(p2,k2,p2,CB,C2F,p2,k2); rep * to last 5 sts, p2, k, p, k.

Rnd 10: k, *(p2,k2); rep * to last 5 sts, p2, k, p, k.

Rnds 11-14: rep rnd 10.

Rep rnds 5-14 three times. BO in patt loosely.

C2F: move next 2 k sts on left needle onto cable needle (CN), place the CN in front of the work, p the next st on the left needle, k the 2 sts off the CN.

CB: move next p st on left needle onto cable needle (CN), place the CN at the back of the work, k the next 2 sts on the left needle, p the st off the CN.

C2B: move next 2 k sts on left needle onto cable needle (CN), place the CN at the back of the work, k the next 2 sts on the left needle, k the 2 sts off the CN.