Rugged by Simone Kereit

Rugged

Knitting
March 2014
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in textured slip stitch pattern
US 4 - 3.5 mm
130 - 150 yards (119 - 137 m)
small, medium and large (7", 8" and 9" palm circumference)
English
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A unisex fingerless mitt in three sizes to fit hand circumference of 7”, 8” and 9” (17.5, 20, 23 cm ) .

Rugged works up quickly in cozy thick yarn, but is fitted and has shape.
Easy stitch pattern is perfect for that special skein of hand dyed yarn that you have been saving. In fact you might be able to make them with left over yarn, the small size uses less than 100 yds!
The slipped stitch pattern makes the color variations shine and not stand out like a sore thumb. Speaking of thumb, the mitts feature a thumb gusset as well.

Materials

Yarn
Malabrigo ‘Twist’: 100% Baby Merino (150 yards /137 meters, 3.5 ounces/100g) 1 skein, (color shown: ‘Piedras’) or 85 (95, 105) yards / 78 (87, 97) meters of Bulky or Aran weight yarn

Needles
US Size 4 (3.5 mm) needles (or size to obtain gauge)
1 set double pointed needles or preferred needles for small circumference circular knitting

Gauge
18 sts and 24 rounds = 4”/10 cm on US #4 (3.5mm) needles in Woven Slip Stitch pattern

Notions
2 stitch markers, stitch holder or waste yarn for thumb stitches

Finished Sizes Small (Medium, Large)
Palm circumference 7 (8, 9)“/ 18 (20.5, 23) cm

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