Description
Difficulty: Beginner +
Matching Motifs: Snow Tire Scarf, Snow Tire Poncho/Wrap, Waffle Cream Socks, Polartorte Cap
Suggested Yarns: Bare Naked Wools Ghillie Sport DK, FIFC Festivus Worsted (special edition), Bare Naked Wools Confection, Kent Worsted, Stone Soup DK 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
Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size and elasticity.
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
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