Open Hearted Mitts are designed to initiate the knitter into the world of stranded colourwork knitting, also known as fairisle; building skills and confidence to approach more challenging colourwork projects.

✔️decode stranded/ fairisle charts
✔️colour dominance
✔️afterthought thumb

Materials
4 mm circular needle 80cm or double pointed needles
Main Colour (MC): approx 50g Fyberspates Vivacious DK in Heavenly (100% superwash wool, 230m) or equivalent
Contrast Colour (CC): approx 50g Fyberspates Vivacious DK in Blueberry Imps (100% superwash wool, 230m) or equivalent
30 cm waste yarn for afterthought thumb
Notions: stitch marker, scissors, tapestry needle etc

Gauge
20 sts x 30 rows= 10cm x10cm in colourwork

About the Designer:

Dear Pru
Pru Raymond is a qualified educator and creative who has been knitting since childhood. Knitting is her daily mindfulness practice, a creative outlet and an act of craftivism. She looks forward to her knitting workshops as a space for people to expand social and neural connections through creating.

Photography by Jacie Davis Photography