The sugarbush is where all the action is in the Maine woods in early spring. Clear, ever so slightly sweet sap is concentrated into that most delightful of natural sugars--what would pancakes be without maple syrup?
The colors in this design are reminiscent of the sugarbush in the autumn--with all those maples in every possible shade of yellow, orange and red--it just glows!

Sugarbush Mittens are knit in a wooly worsted weight yarn at a fairly snug gauge, proof against bitter winter winds! The thumb gusset is placed just to the edge of the palm, giving a comfortable ergonomic fit with no twisting of the pattern.

Each size is fully charted.

SIZES:
Adult Small (Medium)
Additional sizes can easily be made by adjusting the gauge and/or using yarns of different weights. The length is also easily adjusted.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
Circumference: 7.3 (8) inches
Length: 10 (11.5) inches
Fits: hands measuring up to 8 (9) inches in circumference.
Changes to gauge or yarn weight, or adding length, may require extra yarn.

GAUGE: 22 sts and 24 rnds = 4”/10cm on gauge size needles (over blocked colorwork pattern).

NEEDLES:
US 5 (3.75mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
US 4 (3.5mm) or one size smaller than gauge needle
Choose needle types base on your preferred method of working small circumferences in the round. Options include magic-loop on a 32-inch circular needle, DPNs, or 2 24-inch circular needles.

YARN: Amounts (using suggested yarn--Harrisville WATERshed):
Eastview--full skein (~100 yards)
Spoonwood, Monarch, Barn Door, Elm--approximately 50 yards each, or about 1/2 skein each.

NOTIONS: 2 stitch markers, a length of smooth yarn for a holder, tapestry needle

SKILLS USED: working in the round, decreases (k2tog, ssk), increases (M1, M1L, M1R), using a chart, 2-color colorwork, picking up stitches