MATERIALS

• 1 ball of Purl Soho’s Knitting Yarn DK, 100% merino wool yarn. Each ball of this light worsted/DK yarn is 219 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 100 (125, 140, 180, 205) yards required. We used the colors Birch Bark, Red Geranium, and Sandpiper Brown.
• A set of US 5 (3.75 mm) double pointed needles OR US 5, 32-inch circular knitting needles for Magic Loop
• Stitch markers, including one unique
• A stitch holder or scrap yarn

(NOTE: This pattern was originally knit using 1 skein of Purl Soho’s Flax Down and US 4 (3.5 mm) needles, and featured fewer sizes. Click here for more on this version.)

GAUGE
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

SIZES

Kid (Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large, Adult X-Large)

• Finished Circumference at Palm: 5¾ (6½,7¼, 8, 8¾) inches, comfortably stretching 2 inches

• Finished Length from Cuff to Tip: 8½ (9¾, 10¼, 11½, 12¼) inches, with instructions to modify

SAMPLES: The Red Geranium and Birch Bark mittens are the Kid size, and the Sandpiper Brown mittens are Adult Small.

For the samples of the mittens in blue, we used Knitting Yarn DK in the colors Soft Sky, Flax Flower Blue, and Blue Whale. The Soft Sky mittens are Kid size, the Flax Flower Blue mittens are Adult Small, and the Blue Whale mittens are Adult Medium. The original Flax Down samples are Kid size in Yellow Yellow and an Adult Medium in Heirloom White.

Pattern designed and written by Purl Soho designer, Laura Ferguson.