Muru by Aleks Byrd

Muru

Knitting
December 2017
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 15 rows = 2 inches
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
250 - 300 yards (229 - 274 m)
English
This pattern is available from aleks-byrd.com for £12.00.

This is one of 12 designs nordic inspired mitten designs from Color & Knit, Mittens. Simply coloring the mitten design of your choice with the yarn colors you want to use and start knitting.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Height: 10.5” / 26.5 cm
Width: 4” / 10 cm
Palm circumference: 8” / 20 cm

The gauge of your knitting will affect the size of your mittens. If you want to make it smaller or larger you can play with your gauge. Note that it is best to swatch in the round with your colorwork pattern to get the most accurate gauge measurement.

YARN
Sample shown:
MC: Garthenor Preseli (75% Polwarth, 15% Romney, 10% Hebridean, 219 yds / 200m - 50g) 1 skein in colourway Holly (dark green)
CC1:John Arbon Textiles Yarnadelic Sport (100% Falkland Corriedale, 91 yds / 83 m – 25 g) 1 mini skein in colourway English Sparrows (green)
CC2: Garthernor Preseli (75% Polwarth, 15% Romney, 10% Hebridean, 219 yds / 200m - 50g) 1 skein in colourway Spearmint (pale blue)

Or approx. the following amounts in a 4ply fingering weight yarn:

Main colour (MC) approx 160 yds/ 148 m
Contrast colour(s) approx 90 yds/ 84m

Have fun playing and experimenting with color! Use 2 colors or as many as you like and in color the chart.