Lunar Mittens by Holly C. Watson

Lunar Mittens

Knitting
July 2018
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
11 stitches and 11 rows = 1 inch
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 1 - 2.25 mm
300 - 325 yards (274 - 297 m)
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

Please enjoy the Lunar Mittens! Repetitive motifs make the pattern easy to follow along - perfect for new colourwork knitters.

Pattern includes charts as well as brief written instructions.

Yarn & Yardage
Fingering weight yarn: approx. 150 yards / 137 meters each colour.

Sizing
One size: fits small-medium adult.
Finished mitten measures 4” wide (8” circumference), 9.5” tall.

Needles
US 1 / 2.25mm DPNs, 9” circular needle (optional).

Gauge
11 stitches and 11 rows per 1 inch / 2.5 cm square in stranded knitting.

Notions
Stitch markers, yarn needle, scrap yarn.

Techniques
Knitting in the round, ribbing, stranded colourwork, carrying floats, placing yarn holder for thumb, ssk, k2tog, kitchener stitch bind off.