Hillside Handwarmers by Barbara Cheyne

Hillside Handwarmers

Knitting
April 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
34 stitches and 37 rows = 4 inches
in Colourwork using larger needles after blocking
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
131 - 191 yards (120 - 175 m)
One size: to fit a small adult hand
English

SIZE
One size; to fit a small adult hand Finished hand circumference above thumb: 17.5cm / 7 inches
Length: 18cm / 7 inches

MATERIALS
Jamieson’s of Shetland, Spindrift
(2ply equivalent to a 4ply/fingering weight; 100% Shetland wool; 105m / 115yds per 25g ball)
1 x 25g ball each in:
Yarn A: Foxglove 273
Yarn B: White 304

3mm / US#2-3 DPNs or needles of your preferred type for working small circumferences
3.5mm / US#4 DPNs or your preferred type
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle

TENSION
34 sts and 37 rounds to 10cm over colourwork using 3.5mm needles, after blocking.
Please check your tension carefully and adjust your needle size accordingly

PATTERN NOTES
These fingerless handwarmers are knitted in the round with an afterthought thumb. The rounds begin and end at the heel of the hand so the left hand starts with the palm stitches while the right hand starts with the back.