Errata Rounds 29 and 30 of the child size should have 40 as the stitch count rather than 41

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The perfect medley is not just an indiscriminate jumble. It’s carefully composed and arranged, and whether you’re creating a medley of tunes or a medley of flavours, the real magic happens in the blend. When you get it just right, the combination seems unexpected, and yet somehow inevitable.

The Medley Mitts are a brisk little knit of colour-blocked happiness. These sweet stripey mitts are fun and fast to knit and comfy to wear. They are fingerless, with snug twisted rib cuffs and a small eyelet detail at the wrist. They are squishy and cosy and so simple to make.

The real fun is in choosing and combining the colours. I’ve used five colourways here, holding two fingering-weight strands double to create a DK weight yarn. But this pattern is an invitation to engage your own creativity! You can marl or fade sock yarns together or work directly with DK minis and scraps you have in your stash, or any combination that catches your fancy.

Finished Measurements:

Child
Length: 16cm (6.25”)
Circumference: 14cm (5.6”)
Adult
Length: 20cm (8”)
Circumference: 18cm (7”)

Yarn
Fingering weight yarn 80m/87yds per 20g mini
skein, 5 x 20g mini skeins – holding yarn double
Or
DK weight yarn 45m/49yds per 20g mini skein,
5 x 20g mini skeins

Actual Yarn Used

Fingering weight yarn (held double) used
Child: 30g or 240m/261yds
Adult: 60g or 480m/522yds

DK weight yarn used
Child: 30g or 68m/74yds of DK weight yarn
Adult: 60g or 135m/147yds of DK weight yarn

Needles
3.5mm (US 4), 80cm (32”) long circular needles
for magic loop method or DPNs (or size to obtain
gauge)
4 mm (US 6), 80cm (32”) long circular needles
for magic loop method or DPNs (or size to obtain
gauge)

Notions
Tapestry needle
1 stitch marker

Gauge
20 sts/32 rows = 10cm (4”) in stockinette after
blocking on larger needles