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Dunbar's Point Mittens
Difficulty
Intermediate
Skills
Provisional cast-on, knitting in the round, reading a lace chart, increasing, decreasing, picking up stitches, grafting together stitches.
Sizes
S (M, L)
Shown in size S.
Finished measurements
Circumference: 7 (8, 9)“
Length: 8.75 (9, 9.25)”
Gauge
17 stitches and 26 rounds = 4” in stockinette stitch pattern on US 8 (5 mm) needles
20 stitches and 32 rows = 4” in lace stitch on US 4 (3.5 mm) needles
Yarn
Blue Sky Alpacas Worsted Hand Dyes 50% alpaca, 50% merino; 100 yd (91 m); 100 g skein; color: #2026 Petunia, 2 skeins.
Needles
US 8 (5 mm) needles, 32” circular or 1 set DPNs
US 4 (3.5 mm) needles, 32” circular or 1 set DPNs
Notions
Waste yarn for provisional cast-on
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Spare needle smaller than US 4 (3.5 mm)
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- First published: August 2010
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- Last updated: July 25, 2023 …
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