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China Blue Mitts
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These little mitts knit up quickly using small amounts of fingering weight yarn. Sock yarn is ideal - choose a solid colour for the background, paired with a variegated yarn in a tonal or contrast colour for the pattern motifs.
Sample knit in Cascade Heritage Sock Yarn shade Lunar Rock (main colour) approx 30g
Malabrigo Sock Yarn shade Indonesia (contrast colour) approx 10g.
The mitts are sized to fit a medium sized hand at 7.5” (19cm) around. They are knit in the round and have a thumb gusset. There are charts for left and right hands, with an additional chart variation for the main pattern motif to break up longer floats.
The charts are in greyscale in two shades - dark on light and vice versa for main and contrast colours. .
Yarn suggestions
Cascade Heritage Sock Yarn (75% wool, 25% nylon; 100g; 400m/437yds)
Malabrigo Sock Yarn (wool; 100g; 402m/439yds)
Madeline Tosh Merino Light (wool; 100g; 384m/420yds)
JC Rennie Supersoft 4ply (wool; 50g; 246m/270yds)
Knit Picks Palette 4ply (wool; 50g; 211m/231yds)
Holst Supersoft (wool; 50g; 287m/314yds)
Needles and Notions
2.5mm and 2.75mm (US 1.5 - 2) circular needles or dpns. (note: thumb instructions are given for dpns, knitter’s choice to use circular needles instead).
Circular needle length - 80cm or 100cm for magic loop, 60cm for two circulars. Tapestry needle, length of smooth waste yarn, stitch markers, scissors.
Gauge
8sts and 9 rnds to 1” (2.5cm) over stranded colourwork pattern in the round using 2.75mm needles.
9 sts and 10 rnds to 1” (2.5cm) over k2, p2 ribbing in the round using 2.5mm needles.
Take time to check gauge and adjust needle size accordingly.
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