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Land to Hand Mitts
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My husband and I love to go watch the salmon returning to their spawning grounds in Idaho and this is where I found the lichen in July.
My husband and I love to go watch the salmon returning to their spawning grounds in Idaho and this is where I found the lichen in July.
I think this is Umbilicaria americana.
I think this is Umbilicaria americana.
I waited three months for the dye bath to develop.. So much anticipation.
I waited three months for the dye bath to develop.. So much anticipation.
First I soaked my handspun in very hot water.
First I soaked my handspun in very hot water.
I thought it was so interesting how the white cotton yarn I used to tie the skein took the dye so differently.
I thought it was so interesting how the white cotton yarn I used to tie the skein took the dye so differently.
The article said to just do one ounce at a time. So for my second batch I added 2 cups of water to the original bath and repeated the process.
The article said to just do one ounce at a time. So for my second batch I added 2 cups of water to the original bath and repeated the process.
This one I did last year from a different type of black lichen. I think it will be a good contrast for the mitts and fit into the lichen theme.
This one I did last year from a different type of black lichen. I think it will be a good contrast for the mitts and fit into the lichen theme.
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Land to Hand Mitts

Project info
Land to Hand Mitts by Marceline Smith
Knitting
Hands → Fingerless Gloves/Mitts
Ramona
Needles & yarn
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
handspun
Notes

This was such an exciting project. I found this beautiful lichen up at Dagger Falls in July. Spun some Targhee and did a 3 ply. Was so amazed that I actually got gauge with the suggest needle size. I had some pink left from some lichen I collected two years ago in Leslie Gulch, OR. The lichen was much smaller, maybe Umbilicaria hyperboria. I had spun this yarn much finer and did a 2 ply, so I needed to use two strands to get the gauge. When I got my new Ply magazine I just knew this would be the perfect project!

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About this pattern
Land to Hand Mitts
by Marceline Smith
from PLY Magazine, Autumn 2021
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  • Project created: October 28, 2021
  • Updated: November 5, 2021