snowflake catchers by Suzanne Stallard

snowflake catchers

Knitting
September 2009
DK (11 wpi) ?
13 stitches and 13 rows = 2 inches
in stocking st unblocked in the round following chart
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
160 - 200 yards (146 - 183 m)
s, m, l
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I love making things with secrets and these gloves have a secret, on the palm side there is a snowflake design. The gloves are made in the round, using a stranded technique so they are warm and perfect for catching snowflakes with.

Recommended Yarn
The yarn is hand dyed by Skein Queen. Desire, a lovely and squidgy superwash merino. 100% merino, DK weight.
http://skeinqueen.co.uk

This pattern is suitable for intermediate knitters.
Skills:
Chart reading
Knitting in the round
Magic Loop/ DPN’s
Stranded knitting

Finished Size:
(s) 23cms/ 9 inches long and 15-16cms/6.-6.5 inches wide,
(m) 25.5cms/ 10 inches long and 16-17cms/6.5-7 inches wide,
(l) 28cms/ 11 inches long and 19-20cms/7.5 - 8 inches wide

To determine your size, wrap a flexible tape measure around the knuckles of your dominant hand, excluding the thumb, and find the circumference

Gauge, stocking st unblocked following the chart in the round = 2” / 5cm
(s) 14 sts / 14 rows (m) 13 sts / 13 rows (l) 12 sts / 12 rows

Needles and notions:
(s) 3mm for edging, 3.5mm (m) 3.5mm for edging, 4mm (l) 4mm for edging, 4.5mm

Yarn
(s) MC 36g/88yds CC 28g/70yds (m) MC 40g/100yds CC 30g/75yds (l) MC 44g/108yds CC 32g/79yds

The pattern is five pages of which 2 are colour charts.