Horizon Mittens by Sari Nordlund

Horizon Mittens

Knitting
July 2014
Sport (12 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 20 rows = 2 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
128 - 153 yards (117 - 140 m)
adult woman S/M (M/L)
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

Easy and simple yet stylish and timeless mittens for everyday use. The smooth Stockinette fabric is the perfect canvas for all those pretty yarns that would get lost in busy patterns. The yardage is quite small, so you can afford knitting even with more luxurious yarns. Also a good project to use all those leftover yarns I’m sure everyone has…

YARN REQUIREMENTS
SIZE S/M
Main color: 90 m or 97 yards of sport-weight yarn
Contrasting color: 27 m or 30 yards of sport-weight yarn

SIZE M/L
Main color: 110 m or 120 yards of sport-weight yarn
Contrasting color: 30 m or 33 yards of sport-weight yarn

Brown and blue sample knit with Garnstudio DROPS Alpaca (100% alpaca; 166 m or 182 yards per 50 g) in shade #0618 Light Beige as main color and Garnstudio DROPS Baby Alpaca Silk (70% alpaca, 30% silk; 167 m or 183 yards per 50g) in shade #7402 Light Sea Green as contrasting color.

Grey and purple sample knit with Garnstudio DROPS Alpaca (100% alpaca; 166 m or 182 yards per 50 g) in shade #9020 Light Pearl Grey as main color and Novita Wool (100% wool; 135m or 148 yards per 50 g) in shade #727 Lilac as contrasting color.

NEEDLES
A set of 2.5mm - US size 1 1/2 DPNs (or a 60 cm circular needle if you prefer to knit with Magic Loop Method like me)

GAUGE
15 sts and 20 rows = 5 cm (2 “)

SIZE
To fit comfortably an average adult hand (women)

The instructions are written for the smaller size (S/M) and the stitch count + other measurements for the larger size (M/L) in parenthesis.

CONSTRUCTION
The mittens are knit from the bottom up in a round, one at a time.