Coasters & Mug Wrap

Felted Snowfl ake Coasters and Cuff from Knit Picks

Th ese felted projects are designed for streamlined knitting and felting for holiday decorating and gift giving. Several repeats of the coaster design are knitted in the round so that you can make several at a time. After you cast-off the round, felt the whole thing, and then you can easily cut each coaster. A second round of felting fi nishes off the cut edges. Th e coff ee cup cuff s are knit in the round one at a time on DPNs, but if you use two circular needles, you can knit two at the same time.

COASTERSEach coaster requires 28 stitches. Th is includes the buff er stitches for cutting between the coasters. Once you have decided how many coasters you want to knit, multiply that number by 28 and loosely cast on those stitches. Four coasters fi t nicely around a 24” needle and are a nice number for gift giving. Join the round, being sure not to twist the stitches. Knit rows 1-33 of the Coaster chart. Cast off loosely.

As you knit the colorwork, weave the contrasting yarn along the back as you work over any sections that cover more than 3 stitches wide. Th at way you won’t have any long loops of yarn along the back.

It is very important to cast on and off loosely so that the top and bottom edges felt as evenly as possible.

Felt the round until the fabric is lightly felted. Cut the coasters. Run the coasters through a second hot water agitation (or more) until you are satisfi ed with the felting and the edges have a nice fi nish.

CUFFUsing DPNs or two 24” circular needles, loosely cast on 60 stitches. Following the Cuff chart, repeat the pattern twice, working the increases between the two snowfl ake patterns. Use a backward loop to add a stitch of the correct color in the increase section. Cast off loosely and felt.

FELTINGGeneral directions:Use the hot water wash and standard agitation settings of a top loading washing machine. Set your washing machine for a medium or large load. Pour 2 to 3 tablespoons liquid laundry detergent or liquid dishwashing soap in while the machine fi lls up with hot water. Put in your items to be felted and an old pair of jeans or a couple old towels (for abrasive action). Run through the agitation cycle. If your washer does not have a hot rinse option, stay nearby and stop the machine before the rinse cycle begins.

If the fabric is not felted as much as you would like, run it through a second hot wash cycle, and maybe a third. Once the items are fully felted, let them go through a cold rinse cycle and spin out the excess water. *C50517*

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Gauge:2 4 s t s = 4 ” in s t o c k in e t t e s t i t c h .

Coaster Pattern

Cuff Pattern

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Note: The grey areas indicate increases. Use anE-wrap increase in appropriately colored yarnto maintain color pattern.