Oyster Gloves by Wilma Malcolmson

Oyster Gloves

Knitting
September 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
34 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stranded colourwork
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
919 yards (840 m)
One size; to fit average-size woman’s hands.
English
This pattern is available from shetlandwooladventures.com for £20.00.

SIZE
One size; to fit average-size woman’s hands.
Finished hand circumference: 20cm / 8 inches
Length to tip of middle finger: 25cm / 10 inches

MATERIALS
Jamieson’s of Shetland, Shetland Spindrift
(2ply equivalent to a 4ply / fingering weight; 100% Shetland wool; 105m / 115 yds per 25g ball) 2 x 25g balls in Yarn A: Charcoal 126
1 x 25g ball each in
Yarn B: Sunrise 187
Yarn C: Thyme 226
Yarn D: Shaela 102
Yarn E: Thistledown 237
Yarn F: Sandalwood 861
Yarn G: Oxford Grey 123

3mm / US#2-3 DPNs or needles suitable for your preferred method of working small circumferences
3.25mm / US#3 DPNs or needles suitable for your preferred method of working small circumferences
Stitch marker
Waste yarn
Tapestry needle
Glove boards (optional)

TENSION
28 sts and 34 rows to 10cm over rib on 3mm needles, after blocking.
34 sts and 32 rows to 10cm over colourwork on 3.25mm needles, after blocking.
Please check your tension and adjust your needle size accordingly.