Ossify Mitts by Whitney Hayward

Ossify Mitts

Knitting
November 2016
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 8 - 5.0 mm
200 yards (183 m)
Average Adult Female, 7.25” / 18.5 cm circumference, 11.5” / 29 cm long
English
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Twisted rib cables intersect to create overlapping diamond leaves on these substantial mittens, which fall mid-forearm length. Mittens are worked from the bottom cuff up, with a leaf cable motif on the front, and stockinette on the palm.

Finished Measurements
Fit: Average adult female. 7.25” / 18.5 cm circumference.

Yarn
Stone Wool Cormo (100% Wyoming/Montana Cormo Wool; approx 200 yd (182m)/100g)
1 skein in Scoured White colorway

Needles
One set of US 8 (5.0 mm) DPNs (or one large circular, if using Magic Loop Method) or size needed to obtain gauge.

Notions
Cable needle, stitch markers, tapestry needle, waste yarn

Gauge
18 stitches and 26 rounds = 4” in stockinette stitch after blocking on US 8s
Diamond Leaf Cable: 23 stitches and 28 rounds = 3.5” (9 cm) wide by 4” (10 cm) tall after blocking on US 8s.