I figured it out!

I am so pleased...I have figured out the pattern for that wrist warmer!



It's a much fatter gauge here than it will be for the real thing, but it's just a test swatch! I need to get some DK...an order from Knitpicks will take care of that. The cable was different than any cable I've tried before, and it was a little tricky to grasp but once I sussed how it worked it was easy to just carry on...the diamond in this swatch is only 11 sts wide, whereas I believe the proper one is 21 sts wide. (I've got loads of screengrabs from a friend, and I've seen every angle possible to try to count!)

For anyone reading who doesn't know what I'm doing, this is the wrist warmer in question. (I do hope this isn't disallowed by BBC copyright...no infringement is intended.)


The side cable is just a simple 3x3 twist, and all that's really left to figure out is how many stitches around I'd have to cast on with DK, and where to start the thumb gusset (not pictured). Otherwise, it's pretty straightforward, I think. The diamonds repeat 4 times down the length of the glove, and I think there is some thick ribbing at the bottom in another shot I saw. I know it doesn't have to be exact, but I'm quite smitten with these and want it to be as close as possible!

posted by Christina @ 8/10/2006 12:03:00 am