Though it may seem cliché, the French really do wear striped sailor shirts. For a slightly different take, why not knit up some charming mitts with stripes? Use a speckled yarn for your background color to make these extra special. Pattern is for both mitts and matching hat

SIZE
S (M, L) to fit hand circumference of 6 (6½, 7) inches/15 (16.5, 18) cm

MATERIALS

• Tôt Le Matin TOT SOCK 100% (100% Superwash Merino; 436 yd/400 m per 100 g skein) or similar fingering yarn; MC: Amelie; 1 (1, 1) skein or approximately 80 (88, 97) m; CC: Dark; 1 (1, 1) skein or approximately 48 (54, 59) m
• US3/3.25 mm circular needle, 24-inch/60 cm (or size needed to achieve gauge)
• US2.5/3.0 mm circular needle, 24-inch/60 cm (or approximately 0.5 mm smaller than gauge needle)
• Tapestry needle, stitch markers, waste yarn for holding thumb stitches

GAUGE
29 sts x 41 rnds = 4 inches/10 cm in the rnd in Stockinette stitch with larger needles, after blocking

I Knit Paris
Print copies available from One More Row Press

From the Eiffel Tower to jardins a la française, take a knitting whirl through Paris. We introduce you to nine French knitwear designers, visit eight Parisian LYSes, and share our favorite bits of the City of Light.

Want to know where to find the Paris that the locals know and love? I Knit Paris shares shops, restaurants, cafes, bars, museums, and more. And if you can’t make it to the City of Light, we include lists of our favorite books, movies, TV shows, and songs, so you can bring Paris home.

Designers include

• Christelle Bagéa/Tricot et Stitch
• Enrico Castronovo/Les Tricoteurs Volants
• Marion Crivelli
• Julie Dubreux/Julie Knits In Paris
• Chloé Fourtune-Ravard/Tisserin Coquet
• Lucile Francomme/Lucile Ateliers Designs
• Marie-Amélie/Marie Amélie Designs
• Sara Maternini/La Cave à Laine
• Sylvie Polo/Polo & Co.

Plus visit eight Parisian yarn shops with Kathleen Dames/kathleen dames knitwear design and Alice O’Reilly/Backyard Fiberworks.

Featured yarns include La Bien Aimée, De Rerum Natura, La Fée Fil, Maison Corlène, Les Petits Points Parisiens, Polo & Co., Tôt Le Matin, (Vi)laines, and Yarn by Simone.

Shot on location in Paris by French photographer Clara Ferrand. Illustrations by Laurel Johnson, Mountain Laurel Artwork.

Join One More Row Press on our Knit Like A Local™ adventure in Paris.