The Cement Tiles series: Dining hall by winterludes

The Cement Tiles series: Dining hall

Knitting
February 2018
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stranded stockinette
394 - 416 yards (360 - 380 m)
one size: easily adjustable by changing the gauge
English
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I took inspiration from cement tiles floors you can see in many houses built in the second part of the 19th century. Those very durable tiles covered most of transition areas and collective rooms of family homes, making easier their maintenance and both giving them some fanciness with their colored patterns, reminding nordic drawings or medieval influences…

This pair of mittens requests about 70 grams (a bit less) of light sport weight yarn in two colors (40 grams MC and 30 grams CC)

the indications are given for a size M (7-71/2 “ of hand circumference), but you can get a size S or a size L by working with smaller or bigger needles.