​ Lucky Horseshoe Hand Warmers

In this week's blog post, learn how to make hand warmers!

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Size: One size fits most
Fits Hand Circumference: 7 to 10" (18 to 25.5 cm)
Finished Hand Circumference (unstretched): 6" (15 cm)

MATERIALS
Super Fine Weight Yarn
[3.5 ounces, 437 yards
(100 grams, 400 meters) per hank]:
1 hank
Straight knitting needles, size 2 (2.75 mm) or size needed for gauge
Cable needle
Tapestry needle

GAUGE: In K2, P2 ribbing (unstretched), 52 sts and 40 rows = 4" (10 cm)

STITCH GUIDE
Cables are achieved with a simple twisting, by exchanging the position of your stitches. The most common cables are formed by slipping part of the cable stitches “on-hold” onto a cable needle, then holding the stitches either in the “front” or in the “back” of your work. Stitches are worked from the left needle, then you work the “on-hold” stitches, either by working them directly from the cable needle or by slipping them back onto the left needle and working them.
CABLE 10 BACK (abbreviated C10B)
With yarn at the back of work, slip the next 5 sts purlwise onto the cable needle. Holding the cable needle at the back of the work, knit the next 5 sts on the left needle, then knit the 5 sts on the cable needle(Figs. 1a-d).


CABLE 10 FRONT (abbreviated C10F)
With yarn at the back of work, slip the next 5 sts purlwise onto the cable needle. Holding the cable needle at the front of the work, knit the next 5 sts on the left needle, then knit the 5 sts on the cable needle.

HAND WARMER (Make 2)
TOP PANEL
WRIST RIBBING
Cast on 42 sts.
Row 1: P2, (K2, P2) across.
Row 2 (Right side): K2, (P2, K2) across.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for pattern until Wrist Ribbing measures approximately 2¹/₂" (6.5 cm), ending by working Row 1.
BODY
Row 1 (Right side): K2, P2, K2, P5, K 20, P5, K2, P2, K2.
Row 2: P2, K2, P2, K5, P 20, K5, P2, K2, P2.
Row 3 (Cable row): K2, P2, K2, P5, C10B, C10F, P5, K2, P2, K2.
Row 4: P2, K2, P2, K5, P 20, K5, P2, K2, P2.
Row 5: K2, P2, K2, P5, K 20, P5, K2, P2, K2.
Row 6: P2, K2, P2, K5, P 20, K5, P2, K2, P2.
Rows 7-14: Repeat Rows 5 and 6, 4 times.
Rows 15-56: Repeat Rows 3-14, 3 times; then repeat Rows 3-8 once more.

FINGER RIBBING
Row 1 (Right side): K2, (P2, K2) across. Row 2: P2, (K2, P2) across.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for pattern until Finger Ribbing measures approximately 1¹/₂" (4 cm), ending by working Row 2.
Bind off all sts in pattern.

BOTTOM PANEL
Cast on 38 sts.
Row 1: P2, (K2, P2) across.
Row 2 (Right side): K2, (P2, K2) across.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for pattern until Bottom Panel measures same as Top Panel, ending by working Row 1.
Bind off all sts in pattern.

FINISHING
Weave the seam completely down one side of one Hand Warmer (Fig. 12); then weave the seam completely down the opposite side of the second Hand Warmer.
On the remaining open edge, weave a 2" (5 cm) seam down from the top edge of the Finger Ribbing; then weave the seam up from the bottom edge of the Wrist Ribbing, leaving a 2¹/₂" (6.5 cm) opening for the thumb.

Repeat on the second Hand Warmer.

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