2022 Slow Yarn Crawl pattern from Jorstad Creek!
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Striations Mitts are designed as a short, fingerless mitt that covers the wrists and leaves your thumb and fingers free. Using a horizontal knitted rib stitch, these are stretchy and conform to the shape of your hand. The thumb gusset is created with short rows. The mitt is folded and sewn together to finish.

Note: To make a mitt with a longer cuff cast on more stitches. At the end of the rectangle after knitting the 7” begin the thumb gusset further to the left of the edge.

Difficulty Level: Adventurous Beginner

Size: Written for small and large, but easily resized.

Yarn: One skein superwash DK weight yarn. Shown in Jorstad Creek Chelan (DK weight, 100% superwash Merino; 231 yards (211 meters); in color Hopeful).

Needle: Size needed to obtain gauge; sample knit with US#6.

Gauge: Stitch gauge is 4 st = 1” and 10 rows = 1”
The fabric should be firm but not too tight, with enough stretch to fit comfortably.

Notions: tapestry needle, stitch markers

Skills: Knit stitch, yarnovers, knit through the back loop, slip stitches, short rows, grafting.