Fraser Fir Mittens by Laura Hulslander

Fraser Fir Mittens

Knitting
September 2018
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
30 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in charted patt
US 3 - 3.25 mm
434 yards (397 m)
7.5” hand circumference and 10.5” long
English
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The Fraser Fir Mittens are inspired by winter evergreens and colorwork herringbone stitch. These mittens are stranded and worked in the round with a fun afterthought thumb.

DESIGNER Laura Hulslander

DIFFICULTY Intermediate

FINISHED SIZE 7.5” hand circumference and 10.5” long.

YARN Harrisville Designs Shetland (100% pure virgin wool; 217 yd / 1.75 oz
): #56 jade (light green; MC) and #08 hemlock (dark green; CC), 1 skein each.

NEEDLES Size 3 (3.25 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

NOTIONS Marker; waste yarn for provisional CO and thumb; tapestry needle.

GAUGE 30 sts and 36 rnds = 4″ in charted patt.

NOTES These mittens are worked in the round from the cuff up with waste yarn thumbs.