$1 from the sale of every The Safari Mittens Collection will go to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.

Who doesn’t love elephants? There’s so much to admire about these creatures, from how surprisingly silent their huge footfalls are to how they care for each other as they live in large family groups. My favorites are the babies, of course – so I made my own parade of them on these mittens, named for the Swahili word for baby elephant. Mix and match them with the Kifaru Mittens pattern for your own safari.

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Sizes (to fit hand circumference, length from wrist to finger tip)

• 1: 6.5”/17 cm, 7”/18 cm
• 2: 7”/18 cm, 7.5”/19 cm
• 3: 7.5”/19 cm, 7.5”/19 cm
• 4: 8”/20 cm, 7.5”/19 cm

Yarn Requirements (includes 15% buffer)

• 1: 130 yards/119 m each MC and CC
• 2: 135 yards/123 m each MC and CC
• 3: 140 yards/128 m each MC and CC
• 4: 155 yards/141 m each MC and CC

Sample shown in size 3 in The Fiber Seed Sprout Sock, fingering-weight yarn (90% superwash merino, 10% nylon), 510 yds/466 m per 135 g, colorways Birch (MC) and Espresso (CC)

Needles

• US 1/2.25-mm needles for knitting in the round (sizes 1 and 2);
• US 2/2.75-mm needles for knitting in the round (sizes 3 and 4); or size needed to obtain gauge

Blocked Gauge for Sizes 1 and 2:
39 stitches and 40 rounds = 4”/10 cm in colorwork in the round.

Blocked Gauge for Sizes 3 and 4:
34 stitches and 40 rounds = 4”/10 cm in colorwork in the round

Tools

• 3 stitch markers
• stitch holders or waste yarn for the thumb
• tapestry needle for weaving in ends

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