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Simple flowers are all rimed with frost. The Frost Flower mittens are inspired by traditional Nordic mittens with a stunning motif on the back of the hand and a simple vertical stripe pattern on the palm. All of the sizes share the same motif on the back of the hand. This motif is expanded or shrunk in order to offer this pattern in multiple sizes. The sizes will not have identical colorwork. The thumb is formed with a gusset that grows out of the side of the mittens.

The mittens are entirely charted.

SIZES
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Fits approximately (child 2 – 4 yrs, child 8 – 10 yrs, adult small, adult medium, adult large)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Hand circumference: (5.75, 6.5, 7.25, 8.75, 9.5) inches / (14.5, 16.5, 18, 22, 24) cm
Hand length (4.75, 6, 7, 8.5, 9.5) inches / (12, 15, 17.5, 21.5, 24) cm

Hand length does not include the ribbed cuff.

Measure the recipient’s hand length from wrist to fingertip and choose the size closest to or slightly larger than that measurement. Stranded knitting will not stretch very much.

YARN
(1, 1, 1, 1, 1) skein Festivus 7.0 in the color Hollyberry (MC),

(1, 1, 1, 1, 1) skein Festivus 7.0 in Birch (CC),

Or (64, 92, 119, 174, 211) yards / (21, 30, 39, 57, 69) meters MC,

(23, 33, 43, 62, 75) yards / (18, 21, 23) meters CC worsted weight yarn.

Note: Yardage estimates include the yarn necessary to knit both mittens

NEEDLES
One 32 inch (80 cm) US size 7 (4.5 mm) (or size needed to obtain gauge), and one 32 inch (80 cm) US size 5 (3.75 mm) (or two whole sizes smaller than gauge needle) circular knitting needles.

Note: Magic loop is used for all small circumference knitting in my patterns.

NOTIONS
Three stitch markers, waste yarn, and a tapestry needle.

GAUGE
22 stitches and 25 RNDS = 4 inches / 10 cm in colorwork pattern on US size 7 (4.5 mm) needles.

SKILL LEVEL & SKILLS REQ’D
Intermediate

Reading a colorwork chart, working in the round, increasing (m1R & m1L), decreasing (k2tog; ssk; sl2 k-wise, k1, p2sso).

TUTORIALS

German Twisted cast on

How to Work the Magic Loop Technique