Macari Mittens by Sue Peirce

Macari Mittens

Knitting
January 2021
Super Bulky (5-6 wpi) ?
9 stitches and 14 rows = 4 inches
in pattern in the round, unblocked
US 15 - 10.0 mm
37 - 127 yards (34 - 116 m)
Child (small, medium, large), Woman (small, medium, large), Man (small, medium, large)
English
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Macari is an mitten pattern worked from the bottom up using a two-row repeat of knit and purl stitches.   The thumb stitches are moved to stitch holders or scrap yarn while the rest of the mitten is finished, then the thumb is picked up and finished.  It uses two colors of #6 super bulky yarn.  Sample shown is a size Woman-Large and uses Premier Yarns So Woolly in Raindrop and Water Lily.

There are companion patterns available for a Macari Hat and a Macari Scarf.

The pattern supports low-resolution printing.

Craft:
Knit

Difficulty Level (based on CYC Project Level definitions):
2 - Easy

Techniques / Skills:

  • long tail cast on
  • knitting in the round, joining to work in the round
  • knits, purls
  • knit 2 together
  • slip stitches as if to purl
  • picking up stitches around thumb hole
  • knitted cast on

Sizes: (height x palm circumference)
Child - Small: 10.25 x 5.25 inches
Child - Medium: 12 x 6.25 inches
Child - Large: 13.25 x 6.25 inches
Woman - Small: 15.25 x 6.25 inches
Woman - Medium: 15.25 x 7 inches
Woman - Large: 15.25 x 7 inches
Man - Small: 18 x 8 inches
Man - Medium: 18.25 x 8 inches
Man - Large: 20.5 x 9 inches

Yarn:
Premier Yarns So Woolly #6 super bulky yarn, or similar
Sample used:
Color 1: Raindrop, 30 38, 41 72, 79, 96 yards
Color 2: Water Lily, 7 12, 12 23, 23, 31 yards

Needles:
Size US 15 / 10.00 mm DPNs
(or size needed to obtain gauge)

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