Sumac Mittens by Kate Gilbert

Sumac Mittens

Knitting
October 2013
DK (11 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in colorwork pattern
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
360 yards (329 m)
8" hand circumference
English

Kate’s tightly knit mittens add warmth, charm, and a dash of color to a cold winter’s day. The pattern—a leaf mosaic on the back of the mitten and a diamond motif on the palm—celebrates color in a
season of mostly gray and white.

Knit from a decadent blend of Cormo wool, alpaca fiber, and Bombyx silk, the mittens have an itch factor of zero—and are much too pretty to be worn for barn chores.

Barbara Parry, from Adventures in Yarn Farming