Pattern: Knitty Summer 2006 Knucks
Yarn: Louet Gems Merino Sport Weight Colorway: Chickadee
Needles: Addi Turbo Lace Needles US 3 47" cable
Started: July, 2007
Finished: September 15, 2007
Project Details:
I've modified the original for 2 at once Magic Loop.
Instead of a traditional cast on called for in the original pattern, I used the provisional cast-on for each of the fingers. Using my Brittany 5" dpn, I knit each finger separately. I wanted the bound off edge to be the facing edge of fingers. I unzipped the provisional cast-on and evenly transferred the live finger stitches to my magic loop needle (Addi Turbo Lace Needle 47" US3).
Be sure to leave enough yarn tail so you can go back and close up the hole between the finger joins.
It took me a while to decipher the thumb join and gusset portion of the original pattern. With the thumb's live stitches on 2 dpns, you'll transfer each half of the thumb live stitches to each side of the palm. On the working side, knit across the thumb stitches until you are 2 stitches before end of the thumb stitches and work a ssk, place a marker, then k2tog on first 2 palm stitches, knit across both palms ending with k2tog, place marker. Next, you'll place the live stitches of the other thumb on to the needles for the other palm. ssk first 2 thumb stitches, knit remaining thumb stitches, turn, knit to last 2 thumb stitches, ssk, place marker, k2tog first 2 stitches of palm, knit across palms. This joined the thumbs to the palms.
Basically, the thumb gussets are formed by:
- K 2 rounds.
- Next Round: K to 2 sts before first marker, k2tog, k to second marker, ssk, k to end.
- Repeat these 3 rounds 4[5, 6] times more, removing markers on last round. 34[42, 50] sts.
