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    Marywarmers

    Jan 18, 2018 5 minutes

    YARN

    • 2 balls x 50g Maizy by Crystal Palace Yarns.

    • This innovative vegan yarn is 82% corn fibre and 12% elastic nylon. It’s an ideal yarn for wool sensitive bodies.

    NEEDLES AND TOOLS

    • Set double pointed 2.5 mm knitting needles OR two circulars OR one long circular

    • 1 stitch marker

    • Stitch holders

    • Wool sewing needle

    MEASUREMENTS

    To fit an average woman’s forearms, wrists and hands. 29 cm long fits wrists up to 20 cm.

    TENSION

    30 st over 10 cm, measured over stocking stitch. Exact tension is not essential


    Abbreviations:
    SSK = Slip slip knit: slip 1 knitwise, slip 1 purlwise, put left needle through front of both slipped stitches and knit off together.

    GETTING STARTED

    Arrange st on needles in 2 groups of 36 st. If you

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