Julvanten 2023 - PART 1
A very warm welcome to our Christmas mittens 2023!
It is going to be so much fun knitting together again when we begin on St. Lucia day! We hope you are ready with your yarn and needles for this year’s Christmas mittens. Let’s get going!
NOTE To be sure that your mittens will be the correct measurements as given in the pattern, it is important that, before you begin knitting the mittens, you make a gauge swatch to ensure that your gauge matches the given gauge. Here’s all the information you need about materials, gauge, and sizing.
STITCHES AND TECHNIQUES
K1b = Knit 1 below: Knit 1 into the knit stitch below stitch on needle. Drop original st off left needle. Video– K1b
P1b = Purl 1 below: Purl 1 into the purl stitch below stitch on needle. Insert needle under the purl stitch’s stitch loop. Drop original st off left needle. Video – P1b
K2tog: Knit 2 stitches together = right-leaning decrease.
Fisherman’s Rib
Set-up Rnd: *K1, p1*; rep *-* around.
Rnd 1: *K1b, p1*; rep *-* around.
Rnd 2: *K1, p1b *; rep *-* around.
Latvian Braid
Rnd 1: *K1 with color 1, k1 with color 2*; rep * to * around.
Rnd 2: Holding both strands in front of work throughout, with each color change, bring new color under the yarn just used: *P1 with color 1, p1 with color 2*; rep * to * around. Video instruction
Rnd 3: Holding both strands in front of work throughout, with each color change, bring new color over the yarn just used: *P1 with color 1, p1 with color 2*; rep * to * around. Video instruction
RIGHT-HAND MITTEN
CUFF
With color 1 and smaller size dpn, CO 32 sts. Divide sts evenly onto 4 dpn; join to work in the round.
Knit around in stockinette (= knit every round) for 7 rnds.
Fold edge to WS and join the live sts to cast-on row. Using short, smaller size circular, pick up 1 st in each cast-on st. Holding circular behind dpn, join the two sets of sts: *k2tog, joining 1 cast-on edge st and 1 live st*; rep *-* around = 32 sts.
Now work around in Fisherman’s Rib following instructions in Stitches and Techniques. Begin with the set-up round and then repeat Rnds 1-2 a total of 9 times.
Knit 1 rnd, at the same time, increasing 4 sts evenly spaced around = 36 sts.
Make a Latvian braid (see Stitches and Techniques).
LEFT-HAND MITTEN
Make the cuff as for the right-hand mitten.
Psst! Join our Facebook group Julvanten – where we’ll share photos, tips, and inspiration.
Please show your work on Facebook and Instagram (@jarbogarn). Don‘t forget the hashtag #julvanten2023!