Wednesday, November 18, 2009
AMPUTEE’S RESIDUAL LIMB COVERS aka STUMP COVERS
NOTES:1. I found this pattern at Bev’s Country Cottage http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/stumpcovers.html it is Barbara Coley’s pattern.
2. I read elsewhere that it was preferred that you alternate the decreases so that there isn’t a ridge. So I came up with this detailed pattern.
3. Always use a soft washable yarn. I used I Love This Yarn and Pound of Love. POL comes in two colors that are good for men: Denim and Turquoise.
4. About needles, you can use whatever method you prefer for working in the round. For some that will be a 32 or 40 inch circular. My preference is the short circulars switching to double points when there are only 45 stitches on the needle.
5. Cast on one extra stitch and join by placing cast on stitch 1 on the right hand needle, next to the last cast on stitch. Then bring the last stitch over the first like when you do a bind off. Transfer stitch to left hand needle. Then work the first 6 stitches with the tail and the working yarn. This makes a nice join and when you’re finished you can either just cut off the tail or weave it in on the inside.
LEG COVER:
SIZE: 11-12 inches long
MATERIALS:
Worsted weight yarn approximately 2 ounces
US size 8 (5.0 mm) and 10 (6.0 mm) needles of your choice
INSTRUCTIONS:
Starting with size 8 needle.
Cast on 72 sts , using a stretchy cast on. If you cast on tightly use a larger size needle for casting on. Join in a ring being careful not to twist. Mark join as the beg of the round.
K2P2 for 8 inches.
Change to size 10 circular and work in stockinette stitch until whole piece is 9 inches long.
Decrease rounds:
Round 1. K3, K2tog, *K6, K2tog, repeat from * around, K3. (63 sts)
Round 2. Knit one round. (63 sts)
Round 3. *K5, K2tog, repeat from * around. (54 sts)
Round 4. Knit one round. (54 sts)
If using a short circular needle switch to size 10 double point needles starting with next round.
Round 5. K2, K2tog, *K4, K2tog, repeat from * around, K2. (45 sts)
Round 6. Knit one round. (45 sts)
Round 7. *K3, K2tog, repeat from * around. (36 sts)
Round 8. Knit one round. (36 sts)
Round 9. K1, K2tog, *K2, K2tog, repeat from * around, K1. (27 sts)
Round 10. Knit one round. (27 sts)
Round 11. *K1, K2tog, repeat from * around. (18 sts)
Round 12. Knit one round. (18 sts)
Round 13. *K2tog, repeat from * around. (9 sts)
Cut yarn leaving a 12 inch end. Using a yarn needle weave yarn through the stitches as you remove them from the needles. Pull tight to close and weave in end.
WRIST OR ANKLE COVER
SIZE: 8 inches long
MATERIALS:
Worsted weight yarn approximately 1 ounce
US size 8 (5.0 mm) needles of your choice
INSTRUCTIONS:
Cast on 40 sts , using a stretchy cast on. If you cast on tightly use a larger size needle for casting on. Join in a ring being careful not to twist. Mark join as the beg of the round.
K2P2 for 6 inches.
Work in stockinette stitch until piece measures 7 inches.
Decrease rounds:
Round 1: *K3, K2tog, repeat from * across. (32 sts)
Round 2: Knit one round. (32 sts)
Round 3: K1, K2tog, *K2, K2tog, repeat from * across. K1. (24 sts)
Round 4: Knit one round. (24 sts)
Round 5: *K1, K2 tog, repeat from * across. (16 sts)
Round 6: Knit one round. (16 sts)
Round 7: *K2tog, repeat from * across. (8 sts)
Cut yarn leaving a 12 inch end. Using a yarn needle weave yarn through the stitches as you remove them from the needles. Pull tight to close and weave in end.
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I found you on a crocheting group I'm on. My husband is a below elbow amputee. Would the wrist pattern work for him?? Thank you so much! I can't wait to make this for him. His arm is always so cold. I hope this helps him. 😘😘
I think it should work. Make it part way and try it, you can always start over with fewer or more stitches.
Hi! I came across your pattern and I was wondering what you might suggest if I tried to make this with a fingering yarn instead? Unfortunately the person I'm trying to make this for is too far away for me to try 'sizing as you go' as I knit it.
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: 6:12 AM
I think you'll need to swatch and then use the measurements from the pattern to know how many stitches to cast on. Good luck.
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