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  Beginners Fingerless Mittens  www.beakerbutton.co.uk ©Jen Best 2022   These mittens are worked from side to side. The length is approximately 22cm, but this will depend on your tension. To adjust the length, change the cast on stitches or wet block them longer if they’re too short once they’re made. Soak them in water for an hour then pin them to shape on a mat/ironing board with rust free pins until dry. Once they’re dry they will retain their pinned shape. You can then sew up the sides, leaving a hole for your thumb.   The amounts in the chart below are an estimate and may change depending on your tension. I’ve rounded measurements up so you may have yarn left over. You can gather the leftovers and make them into stripy mittens, following the 2 colour stripe stitch pattern below. Yarn W eight Needle size Cast on Stitches Yarn amount 2 colour stripes yarn amount Lace 2mm 70 ...

  Leafy cowl www.beakerbutton.co.uk   ©Jen Best 2022 The leaf stitch was inspired by a FaceBook video from Handmade Kat.Kat You will need: DK yarn in 2 colours. 100g in main colour (mc), 20g in contrast colour (cc). You could use small bits of yarn approximately 40cm each for the leaf stitches if you wanted a really multicoloured cowl. Yarn needle for sewing in ends. Tension before blocking: 18 sts x 27 rows in stocking stitch using 3.75mm circular needles. Please bear in mind my natural tension will probably be different from yours. To get a cowl that looks like mine you may need to alter the needles size to get the same size stitches, and therefore the same size garment.   Cast on 200 sts. [K1, P1] for round [P1, K1] for round Repeat last two rounds - this forms four rows of moss stitch. Knit 7 rounds [K9, leaf stitch] for round Knit 7 rounds K4, [leaf stitch, K9] for round, ending with k5 instead of K9 on the last repeat. Repeat pattern once m...