Afternoon Mittens by Lily Steeple

Afternoon Mittens

Knitting
May 2024
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stocking Stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
151 - 302 yards (138 - 276 m)
Small Child, Older Child, Tween, Adult (S-M), Adult (M-L)
English
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Afternoon Mittens
’Essential Cable Mittens with fancy cable border in five sizes’

Materials
One pair of 4mm knitting needles (single point)
One pair of 3.75mm knitting needles (single point)
100g of Paintbox Yarns Simply DK (pictured in 67 ‘Pine Green’)
A 3.75mm or 4mm cable needle or additional knitting needle
An additional 3.75mm or 4.75mm knitting needle (for three needle join)
A tapestry needle (for sewing up)

Sizes
Age 4-5 years, 6-8 years, 9-11 years, Adult (F, s/m), Adult (M, m/l)

Techniques
Casting on using the stretchy rib cast on method (photo-illustrated technique), knit and purl stitches, 1x1 rib, cable stitches, picking up stitches, increasing and decreasing, mattress stitch seams (photo-illustrated technique)

Difficulty
Medium