Rustic Ruffled Mitts & Socks by Ann Budd

Rustic Ruffled Mitts & Socks

Knitting
January 2008
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
10 stitches and 15 rows = 2 inches
in stockinette stitch worked in the round
US 7 - 4.5 mm
175 - 350 yards (160 - 320 m)
About 7" (19 cm) circumference. Sized for a woman's medium foot and hand
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $7.99.

Pattern Description from Interweave Online Store: “Worked out of a yarn that combines wool with bits of colorful silk, these fun accessories span the gap between rugged and elegant. The socks are worked from the toe upward to the ruffle; the heel and toe are worked according to Priscilla Gibson-Robert’s short-row technique (described in detail in the Fall 2000 issue of Interweave Knits). The mitts feature a ruffle at the wrist and a side-seam thumb gusset.”

Finished Size: About 7” (19 cm) circumference. Sized for a woman’s medium foot and hand.
Yarn: Himalaya Yarn Wool Silk (60% wool, 40% recycled silk; 175 yd 160 m/100 g): mustard, 1 skein for socks and 1 skein for mitts. A few yards (meters) of waste yarn for socks.

Yarn weight: #5 - Bulky

Gauge: 10 sts and 15 rnds = 2” (5 cm) in St st worked in the rnd.

Needles: Size 7 (4.5 mm): set of 4 double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions: Markers (m); tapestry needle.

Originally Published: Knitting Daily, 2008