Thwarter by Kate Davies Designs

Thwarter

Knitting
December 2020
DK (11 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in colourwork in the round
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
219 yards (200 m)
To fit hand with 18-20.5cm / 7-8in circumference
English
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Thwarter

These colourwork gauntlets are knitted at a dense gauge to create a warm winter fabric. The tops can be worn long, over the fingers, or folded back. Thwarter is a Scots word derived from athwart, meaning something that’s criss-crossed, or hatched.

Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Schiehallion (100% wool: 70% Corriedale, 30% Cheviot; 110m/120yds per 50g skein)
in the following shades:
A Rhubarb - 2 x 50g
B Crowdie - 1 x 50g

Needles and notions
Below gauge-size needles of your preferred type for working small circumferences
Gauge-size needles of your preferred type for working small circumferences
Waste yarn
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle

Gauge
28 sts and 36 rounds to 10cm / 4in over stranded colourwork using gauge-size needle (blocked)
Use 3mm needle as a starting point for swatching.
These gauntlets are knitted at a dense gauge for this yarn, to create a warm winter fabric.

Size
To fit hand with 18-20.5cm / 7-8in circumference
Be sure to check your gauge, and block appropriately.

Pattern notes
These gauntlets are knitted in the round from the bottom up, beginning with a few rounds of rib, then following a chart. A thumb gusset is inserted, and, after the thumb chart is completed and stitches set aside, the gauntlet top is finished with rib. A few rib rounds then complete the top of the thumb.