Kessler Mittens by Whitney Hayward

Kessler Mittens

Knitting
February 2019
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 3 - 3.25 mm
340 yards (311 m)
Circumference: 7½′′ / 19 cm; Length: 12′′ / 30.5 cm
English
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These mittens have a generous cuff length to keep the wearer warm during the bitter cold, with a traveling twisted cable around the wrist.

Finished measurements
Circumference: 7½′′ / 19 cm Length: 12′′ / 30.5 cm

Yarn
Harrisville Shetland (fingering weight) 100% Virgin Wool
217 yards per 50 g skein
shown in Cobalt and Russet
2 skeins
Or 340 yards / 311 meters

Needles
US 3 (3.25 mm): 32′′ circ., or DPNs if not using the magic loop method for small circumference knitting

Gauge
34 sts and 36 rnds = 3½′′ / 7.5 cm in cable pattern after gently wet-blocking.
26 sts and 36 rnds = 4′′ / 10 cm in stockinette after gently wet-blocking.

Notions
Stitch markers
Cable needle (optional)
Tapestry needle
Waste yarn