The Sprout Mittens were designed for the lingering cold in the spring. Made with a sport weight yarn, they are just the right amount of warmth for cool spring days. They have a long cuffs to tuck into your jacket or sweater as well as statement cables ‘sprouting’ from the cuffs. The cables have an offset placement, mirrored for the left and right mitts.

MATERIALS + SIZING

YARN
Malabrigo Arroyo in Tranquilo: 1 skein, or approx 151 (166, 196, 221, 248) yds/138 (152, 179, 202, 227) m of sport weight yarn

NEEDLES
• US 4/3.5 mm needles for working small circumferences in the round, or size needed to obtain gauge
• US 2/2.75 mm needles, or two sizes smaller than gauge needle size

NOTIONS
• cable needle
• 4 stitch markers (1 unique to mark beginning of round)
• tape measure
• tapestry needle

GAUGE
25 sts x 38 rounds = 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch on larger needle worked in the round, blocked

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)
a – hand circumference: 6 (6.25, 7, 7.5, 8)“/15 (16.5, 18, 19, 20.5) cm
b – total length: 8.5 (9, 9.5, 10, 10.5)”/21.5 (23, 24, 25.5, 26.5) cm

Recommended to be worn with 0.5”/1.5 cm negative ease at mitten circumference. Model is wearing a size 3 with 0.5”/1.5 cm negative ease.

NOTES
• Sprout Mittens are worked from the bottom up in the round. The stockinette portion of the mittens varies for each size while the cable section remains the same for all sizes.
• Adjust the cuff length by working fewer or more ribbing rounds to achieve your desired cuff length. The hand length can be adjusted by working fewer or more hand rounds.
• All slipped stitches are slipped purlwise with yarn in back.

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