Braided Pulse Warmers by Helen Gray Designs

Braided Pulse Warmers

Knitting
October 2018
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
8 stitches and 9 rows = 1 inch
in stranded colourwork in the round using 3mm needles
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
200 yards (183 m)
one size to fit wrist circumference 6.75"-7" (17-18cm)
English
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Inspired by the mittens in the National Estonian Museum, these little pulse warmers call for small amounts of fingering weight yarn in three shades (approx 200 yards in total).

One size to fit wrist circumference 6.75”-7” (17-18cm)
Length: 6” (15cm)

Suggested yarns
J C Rennie Supersoft Lambswool, Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift, J&S Shetland 2ply Jumperweight, Knitpicks Palette.
MC x 1 ball, CC1 x 1 ball, CC2 approximately 20 yds

Yarns in sample
J C Rennie Supersoft Lambswool in Black (MC) and Oyster (CC1) - 15g/81yds each.
Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift (CC2) Salmon approx 20 yds.

Construction
Both pulse warmers are knit the same, worked in the round from cast-on edge upwards. They start and end with a short rib, offset with a two-colour Latvian Braid.

Skills/Techniques
Stranded colourwork, knitting in the round, reading charts, two-colour Latvian Braid, increases, decreases, knitting with three colours in a round.

The pdf has 5 pages as follows:
Page 1) Introduction, materials
Page 2) Pattern notes, abbreviations
Page 3) Pattern instructions
Page 4) Pattern chart
Page 5) Charts for pattern repeat with optional colourways

The original mittens can be seen here:
http://muis.ee/en_GB/museaalview/481678
(from North-East Estonia, parish called Simuna).