Caustic Threads is a company featuring arm warmers, onesies, tshirts and a variety of other items screen printed with the art of Erica Voges. Items are hand dyed and printed, and many items are also sewn by hand. Erica has a degree in fashion design, and has been an artist since childhood. Erica has a wonderful husband, a two and a half year old daughter and a new baby due at the end of July. In addition to sewing, painting, and screen printing, Erica loves to play roller derby (when she is not pregnant), bike, run, hike and spend time with her husband and daughter.
This is an easy pattern that can be adapted according to your skill. I used worsted weight yarn and US 5 needles. You need just over 50gms of yarn. I also found that knitting them both at the same times ensures that they bout turn out the same ! Cast on 42 sts Knit 20 rows in k2 p2 rib on the 20th row place markers this way: k20 place marker, k2, place marker, k20 the 2 sts between the markers will form the increase for the thumb. Switch to stocking stitch (1 row K - right side- 1 row P - wrong side) Knit to marker, (20 sts) knit twice in the next stitch and in the one after that (the sts between the markers) K20 next row and all wrong side rows, Purl Knit 20 sts (you have reached the marker) knit twice in next stitch, K2 (till next marker) and K twice in the stitch before the marker K20 Continue this way, always increasing a stitch at each marker till you have 16sts between the markers. k 2 rows then with right side facing, k20, CO 16, k20 (shaping the thumb) nex
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