Friday, November 30, 2012

easy flat knit hand warmers

It doesn't get much easier than this lol
Knit on two needles and seamed along side leaving an opening for thumb



this pattern is for a smaller sized hand, adjust size by adding more stitches and knit rows or going up in needle size and/or yarn thickness

I didn't count the amount of yarn I used I do know it was less than 50 yds for both easily.

gauge 6sts by 5 rows per one inch
size 9 US needles

cast on 25 sts. leave a tail for seaming

k = knit
p = purl
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together
straight stitch =  knit one row, purl the next continue in this manner

1-6 ) k1, p1 to end

7-20 ) straight stitch

21 ) k2tog, k10, k2tog, k11 ( this brings it just a bit smaller for top by fingers, this step is optional )

22- 24 ) straight stitch

25-29 ) k1, p1

bind off leaving 6 or so inches of yarn to seam top of warmer

I seamed just a bit more than the ribbing rows on both the top and bottom, I like a big thumb opening, adjust to your liking. Weave in ends.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

i cant wait to go home and try this pattern. next week me and my boyfriend and the kids are headed up to the cabin for a 3 day weekend and these may come in handy thanks for sharing

Sarah_Chang_607 said...

Can you cast on more than 25 if your hand is big?

Barbra Szabrowicz said...

Sarah
Yes you can add as many as you like to make it wider, add a few rows to make it longer, you can also skip the decreases by the fingers :D