"Sunburst" Mittens by Sigita van Bruchem

"Sunburst" Mittens

Knitting
February 2022
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 16 rows = 2 inches
US 0 - 2.0 mm
S/M L/XL
English
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Women’s size S/M approx.:
9.5” (14 cm) long from cuff to top,
4” (10.1cm) wide or 8” (20.2cm) around,
5” (12.5cm) from the crook of thumb to top
2.5” (6.5 cm) thumb.

women’s L/XL* approx.:
10.6” (27cm) long
4.5” (11.5cm) wide or 9” (22cm) around
5” (13cm) length from crook of thumb to top
2.75” (7cm) long thumb

As everybody’s knitting tension differs, please always swatch first. You may need to substitute the yarn or needle size to achieve the required gauge:
15 sts / 16 rows = 2” (5cm)
I use size 0 - 2 mm needles (DP or circular)

For how to easily swatch in the round click here

Yarn amount needed, approx.:
70 g of main color, size 3/4
70 g of secondary, size 3/4
20 g of accent color, size 4
Size 0 - 2 mm needles (DP or circular, your choice)

Yarn I used:
Red: Berrocco Ultra Alpaca Col. 6281 “Redwood Mix”
Yellow: info lost, but any comparable
Green: Berrocco, possibly Ultra Alpaca Col. 6277 “Peat Mix”

Test-knitter Carol-Gay Schroeder used Knit Picks Wool of the Andes red, Universal Yarn Deluxe yellow and some Heilo DaleGarn dark teal with 2.75mm ChiaoGoo circular needle to achieve the sizing listed for L/XL