Named after Calumet, a town in Michigan that can get over 18 feet of snow per year, these mittens are worked in worsted weight yarn to create a beautiful dense fabric that is sure to keep your hands warm on even the coldest winter days.

The Calumet Mittens are worked in the round beginning with a twisted-purl ribbed cuff. The hand and thumb sections are fully-charted and worked in stranded colorwork using a main color and a contrast color yarn. The left and right mittens are the same with the exception of thumb placement and thumbs. 3-Needle Bind-Off is used to finish the tops of the mittens and thumbs.

Windy Knitty 2015 Design Contest Winner

Size
Sized to fit a Men’s Average sized hand
Photographed on a Women’s Average sized hand

Finished Measurements
Circumference of palm: 9.75” (25 cm)
Length from bottom of cuff to tip: 11” (28 cm)
Length of cuff: 3” (7.5 cm)

Materials
Yarn: Worsted weight
MC 220 yd (200 m)
CC 220 yd (200 m)
MC Cascade Yarns Cascade 22O; 100% Peruvian Highland Wool; 220 yd (200 m) per 3.5 oz (100 g) skein; color: 9332 Sapphire; 1 skein
CC Cascade Yarns Cascade 22O;100% Peruvian Highland Wool; 220 yd (200 m) per 3.5 oz (100 g) skein; color: 9489 Red Wine; 1 skein
Needles: US 5 (3.75 cm) set of 5 double pointed needles - Or size to obtain gauge
Notions: Tapestry needle, waste yarn for thumb-opening placement

Gauge
30 sts and 32 rnds = 4″ (10 cm) over chart pattern on US 5 (3.75 mm) needles
Take time to check your gauge.

Required Skills
Casting on
Decreasing
Increasing
Knitting
Picking up stitches from waste yarn
Stranded colorwork
3-Needle Bind-Off
Working from charts
Working in the round