DNA Armwarmers

My friend Eden just finished writing her biochemistry PhD thesis and is now studying for her defense.  To help her through this phase, I knit her a pair of armwarmers with a fetching DNA cable.

Here is the pattern:

 


DNA Armwarmers

This pattern uses the cable from Denature by Margaret Mills.  Go here to download the pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/denature.

 

Materials:

Fingering Weight Yarn (I used Malabrigo sock)

US 1 and US 2 DPNs

Using US 1 DPNs, cast on 56 stitches.  Distribute the stitches as follows: 14 stitches on Needles 1 and 3 and 28 stitches on Needle 2.

Join in the round and continue in K1, P1 rib for 10 rows.

 

Begin DNA cable:

Switch to US 2 needles.

Knit across all stitches on Needle 1.  Knit 7 stitches on Needle 2, over the adjacent 14 stitches, complete row 1 of the DNA cable, knit last 7 stitches.  Knit all stitches on Needle 3.

Continue as described above, progressing through the DNA cable chart over the middle 14 stiches on Needle 2 until the armwarmer is the desired length.  Two cable repeats were completed on the armwarmer shown in the photograph before the thumb increases were started.

 

Thumb Increases – Right Hand

The following round is to be worked on the first and every subsequent third row until 25 rows have been completed.

Needle 1: Knit

Needle 2: Knit, continuing in DNA cable pattern across the middle 14 stitches, until 1 stitch from the end of the needle, M1, K1.

Needle 3: K1, M1, knit to end.

All other rows are knit, continuing across the DNA cable on Needle 2.

Row 26: Work across Needles 1 and 2 until 9 stitches from the end of Needle 2.  Slip last 9 stitches onto a holder with the first 9 stiches from Needle 3.  Cast on 4 stitches and work across the remaining stitches on Needle 3.

 

Thumb Increases – Left Hand

The following round is to be worked on the first and every subsequent third row until 25 rows have been completed.

Needle 1: Knit to last stich, M1, K1

Needle 2: K1, M1, Knit remaining stitches, continuing in DNA cable pattern across the middle 14 stitches.

Needle 3: Knit all stitches.

All other rows are knit, continuing across the DNA cable on Needle 2.

Row 26: Work across Needles 1 until 9 stitches from the end.  Slip last 9 stitches onto a holder with the first 9 stiches from Needle 2.  Cast on 4 stitches and work across the remaining stitches on Needle 2 and 3.

 

Hand

Knit across all needles in pattern to the desired length. Fourteen rows were completed on the armwarmer shown in the photograph.

Switch to US 1 needles and work in K1, P1 for 10 rows. Try to align your ribbing so that the DNA strands end in knit stitches.

Cast off using a tubular bind off (http://www.knittinghelp.com/video/play/tubular-bind-off).

 

Thumb

Join yarn and using US 2 needles, knit across the 18 stiches on the holder.  Cast on 4 stitches and continuing working 3 additional rows.  Switch to US 1 needles and continue in K1, P1 rib for 6 rows.

Cast off using a tubular bind off (http://www.knittinghelp.com/video/play/tubular-bind-off).

 

Comments

[Mary de B]

Is this the same DNA cable as at http://www.twosheep.com/helix/ ?

[Allison]

It's close, but the twosheep helix is two stitches thick where as the one in denature is only one stitch thick.