Description
Bands of stranded colorwork are separated by short-row wedges that put everything at angles for a quirky effect—but those short-rows even each other out in the end.
Finished Size: Mitts: 6 1/2″ palm circumference and 11 1/2″ long. Hat: 19″ circumference and 9″ tall.
Yarn: Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift (100% wool; 115 yd [105 m]/.88 oz [25 g]): #105 eesit (oatmeal; MC), #1190 burnt umber (reddish-brown; A), #726 Prussian blue (dark blue; B), #103 sholmit (gray; C), #462 ginger (red; D), #235 grouse (brown; E), #770 min #1 Super Fine
Needles: Sizes 1 1/2 (2.5 mm) and 3 (3.25 mm): 16″ circular (cir) and set of double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Markers (m); smooth waste yarn for thumb; tapestry needle.
Gauge: 27 sts and 38 rnds = 4″ in charted patt on larger needle.
Originally Published: knit.purl Fall/Winter 2014
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