Wednesday, December 31, 2014

(crochet) How To - Crochet Iris Stitch Finger-less Mittens



Fingerless mittens

Chunky, bulky weight 5
Babysoft
H hook:  5mm

Chain 30 (working 4 x table) (to 28; add 2)  average size
Bigger:  up to 32 + 2 to 34; smaller:  24 +2 = 26
Untwist chains;  make sure chains are flat and facing the same direction
Connect as a circle:  put hook into the first chain; then yo from the back and slip stitch )tail at top)
Still have 30 chains

Chain 3 after slip stich
Skip 2 chains
In next stips do 2 dc (yo, skip 2, hook into next chain; then 2 double crochet; yo again into same chain and dc
Chain 1
Another 2 dc in same chain
Creates 1st fan stitch:  chain 1, 2 dc; chain 1 2 dc or the iris stitch
Skip 3 chains
Another fan set: 2 dc
Repeat (skip 3 and then iris stitch)
At end should have 2 stitches left;  skip those and do a slip stitch in top of the 3 chain

Row 2
Chain 3 ( should have 7 fan sets)
Work into chain 1 space: work our next fan set.
Work next fan set into next chain 1 space (don’t chain up); just yo
Slip stitch into top of 3 chains

Row 3
Repeat (start with 3 chains, next fans into chain 1)
Do 9 rounds to bring you to round 11

Round 12 (thumb hole)
Chain 3
Fan set in chain 1 spaces for only 5 fan sets (not all 7)
Skip next stitch
In 2nd stictch (in between 2 fansets) make a fan set there
Then go straight over to slipstitch in the 3rd stitch of chain (skip over)

Then do another couple of rounds (13 & 14)
Do fansets in chain 1 spaces
(now have 6 fans)
then at end of round 14
just slipstitch at the end