While knitting these little townhouses, I thought of a french children’s song my mother used to sing to me when I was little and that inspired the name “Les gens de la ville” which means “people in the town”. I found an english version of this song so it goes like this:

« Gathering mussels, mussels, mussels,
I do not want to go, Mommy,
The people in the town, town, town,
Have taken my basket, Mommy!!“

MATERIAL

BISCOTTE YARNS
* SIRIUS 85% merino sw wool & 15% nylon and neps; 400 m / 100g – 1 skein
shown in Chocolat (COLOR A)
* FLAMEL 60% merino sw wool, 20% nylon & 20% alpaca; 400m / 100g – 1 skein
shown in Aigue Marine (COLOR B)

NEEDLES & NOTIONS

• DPN or Circular needles of 2.75 mm (or size needed to obtain gauge)
• One stitch marker.
• One stitch holder or waist yarn.
• One tapestry needle.

GAUGE
38 stitches = 10 cm (4 in) in stranded colorwork after blocking.

SIZE
Adult one size.

FINAL DIMENSIONS AFTER BLOCKING

• Wrist circumference : 15 cm (6 in)
• Hand circumference : 18 cm (7 in)
• Height of the hand (after the ribs to the tip) : 18 cm (7 in)

La version française de ce patron se trouve sur LesLainesBiscotte.com