Aspen Cuffs by Helen Gray Designs

Aspen Cuffs

Knitting
February 2018
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
30 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in Stranded Colourwork
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
160 yards (146 m)
One Size to fit wrist circumference of 6.5 - 7" (16.5 -18cm)
English
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These little fair isle cuffs are perfect for using up oddments of fingering weight yarns.

They have a main motif and peerie patterns on the front, with a filler stitch on the reverse, and are decorated with a two-colour Latvian Braid at the bottom and top.

Both cuffs are knit the same, and are worked in the round from bottom to top. The pattern calls for approximately 160 yards (rounded up) of fingering weight yarns in 4 x MC (main colour) shades, and 3 x CC (contrast colour) shades.
Knitter’s choice to use fewer MC or CC shades.

Yarns and amounts used:
JC Rennie Supersoft Lambswool
Putty 56 yards
Cream 10 yards
Thistledown 18 yards

JC Rennie Unique Shetland wool
Fenland 20 yards
Willow 12 yards

Jamieson & Smith Shetland Supreme Jumper Weight
shade 2008 28 yards

Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift
Sand 12 yards

Size
One size to fit wrist circumference of 6.5 - 7” (16.5 - 18cm).
Length: approximately 5” (13cm).

Skills/Techniques

  • stranded colourwork
  • knitting in the round
  • reading charts
  • two-colour Latvian Braid
  • increases; decreases