Metka

Knitting
May 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 41 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 1 - 2.25 mm
197 - 350 yards (180 - 320 m)
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9
English Finnish
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Different coloured sections of Metka mittens are formed with short row shaping (German short rows). Pattern has 9 sizes from child to adult. Mittens can be made in two or more colours. Pattern is written for three colours.

Sizes
(palm circumference cm / in)
1: 14,3 cm / 5.6 in
2: 15,7 cm / 6.2 in
3: 17,1 cm / 6.7 in
4: 18,6 cm / 7.3 in
5: 20 cm / 7.8 in
6: 21,4 cm / 8.4 in
7: 22,9 cm / 9 in
8: 24,3 cm / 9.5 in
9: 25,7 cm / 10.1 in

Gauge
28 sts and 41 rnds = 10 cm in stockinette st

Needles
2 – 2,25 mm, or to obtain gauge

Yarn and meterage
Fingering-weight yarn, at least 2 colours. Pattern uses 3 colours.

Colour A (green) 10-15 g or 40-60 m (43-66 yds)
Colour B (grey) 25-50 g or 100-200 m (109-219 yds)
Colour C (pink) 10-15 g or 40-60 m (43-66 yds)

Other supplies
2 stitch markers, darning needle and scrap yarn for holding stitches