New England Mittens by Donna Druchunas

New England Mittens

Knitting
November 2016
Wool Fleece (25 grams)
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette with thrums on US5
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
200 yards (183 m)
22cm (18.5in) hand circumference
English

DONNA DRUCHUNAS’ version of
traditional New England thrummed
mittens uses purl stitches to mark the
shaping of the thumb gores. For detailed
instructions on knitting with thrums,
see our Masterclass in issue 92 or online

YARN
Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Tweed (Worsted
weight; 80% Peruvian Highland wool, 20%
Donegal Tweed; 101m/100yds per 50g ball)
Firecracker Heather 2 x 50g balls

NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES
1 set 3.25mm (UK 10/US 3) double-pointed
needles (DPNs)
1 set 3.75mm (UK 9/US 5) DPNs
Stitch marker
Approx. 25g of wool fleece or roving