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Shetland Winter Warmers (Convertible Gloves and Peek Cap): £4.00 (PDF Download)

You can make a peek cap and a convertible fingerless gloves from this pattern.
The pattern is for intermediate to advanced knitters. It would be a lovely weekend knitting project!

This is a downloadable pattern
PDF file size: 876KB
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INFORMATION & CONTENTS
Skill Level & Techniques Required
Intermediate to advanced.
The following techniques are used to make this pattern:

  • Cable knitting
  • Magic loop
  • Knitting using double-pointed needles (dpn)
Needles and Hook
Gloves:
  • A set of 5 mm dpn or circular needles (if a circular needle is used, you would need dpn to do the thumb).
Hat:
  • 5 mm circular needles
  • Crochet hook size 5 mm
Finished Size (approx.)
Gloves (shorter version):
  • Total height with the flap: 30 cm (11.8")
  • Height without the flap: 24 cm (9.5")
  • Width: 10 cm (4")
Hat:
  • Height: 21 cm (8.3")
  • Circumference: 59 cm (23.5")

IF YOU NEED MORE HELP:

Check out the following tutorials to go with the kit to help you make the purse:

* Knitting perpendicular: a blog post here and a video tutorial here.
* Chain stitches without using a crochet hook: a blog post here and a video tutorial here.
* Two stranded tubular cast on for single ribbing: and optional video tutorial here.