Railroad Track Mitts by Estella Haines

Railroad Track Mitts

Knitting
February 2014
Iron Horse Hand Dyed BFL/Shetland Worsted
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in Pin Check Pattern
US 7 - 4.5 mm
85 - 130 yards (78 - 119 m)
Adult S/M, Adult M/L
English
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Using two colors of Iron Horse Farm worsted weight Blueface Leicester/Shetland, these mitts have corrugated ribbing which merges seamlessly into a slipped stitch pattern. The resulting fabric is surprisingly stretchy and has a wonderful depth and interest. The strong vertical lines and subtle horizontal lines look like railroad tracks.

The photos show the M/L mitt on the left and the S/M mitt on the right. You can make matching color mitts or do both colors as shown.

The pattern includes a tutorial for the two-color cable cast on technique.