Description
This handsome, multi-sized pair of mittens is the perfect way to tell someone you like them; knit in worsted weight wool, the bold texture is both appealing and a snap to learn. Super-quick and portable, you’ll want to knit a bunch for stocking stuffers, grab-bags, or valentines. Better yet, make it a set by pairing these mittens with the matching Snow Tire Scarf.
Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size and elasticity.Suggested Yarns: Bare Naked Wools Ghillie Sport DK, FIFC Festivus Worsted (special edition), Bare Naked Wools Confection, Kent Worsted, or Better Breakfast DK, Briar Rose Abundance, Brooklyn Tweed Shelter, Mountain Meadow Wools Laramie, Elsa Wool Company Heavy Worsted Weight Cormo, Beaverslide McTaggart Tweeds & Heathers, Green Mountain Spinnery Weekend Wool, or any soft, springy worsted weight yarn that knits to pattern gauge
Finished Size: 5.75(6.5)[7.25, 8, 8.75, 9.5] inches in circumference (blocked) to fit hands measuring up to 5.5(6.25)[7, 7.75, 8.5, 9.25] inches around palm
Note: children’s sizes appear in (parens) while youth/adult sizes appear in [brackets]
Yarn requirements: 120(140)[160, 180, 200, 225] yards
Gauge: 20 sts and 30 rows = 4 inches in stockinette (knit flat; unblocked)
Needles: DPNs size 5US (3.75mm) or size to obtain correct gauge; cable needle several sizes smaller