GEOMETRIC COLORWORK MITTENS
by SpillyJane
MATERIALS
Approximately 165 yards of Background Color (“BC”) and 70 yards of Dominant Color (“DC”) fingering-weight wool yarn
2 skeins (one in each color) of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool; 275 yards/50g)
Photographed in Snowbound (BC) & Old World (DC)
Note: Yarn amounts listed are enough for two pairs of mittens, if colors are reversed for second pair.
GAUGE
36 stitches & 36 rounds = 4" in stranded colorwork pattern; measurements taken from relaxed fabric after blocking
NEEDLES
One set of 5 DPNs (or long circular, if using Magic Loop Method) in size needed to obtain gauge listed above
Suggested size: US 1 (2¼ mm)
SIZE
Average Adult Female
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
8" hand circumference, 9½" length (from cuff to fingertip); measurements taken from relaxed sample after blocking
SKILL LEVEL
2 of 5
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