Auroral Mittens by Triona Murphy

Auroral Mittens

Knitting
September 2022
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
100 - 110 yards (91 - 101 m)
One size, to fit most adults
English
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Knit up in a bulky yarn and an easily memorized cable pattern, these mittens will be keeping your hands warm before you know it.

The easy cable pattern is both written out and charted, and the mittens have been professionally edited and test knit.

Want a matching hat? The Auroral Hat pattern is available to purchase here.

SIZES
One size, to fit most adults

Circumference: 7.5” [19 cm]
Length from cuff to top: 9” [23 cm]

MATERIALS NEEDED
Yarn:
Malabrigo Yarn Mecha (100% merino; 130yds/119m per 100g skein): 1 skein in Green Gray

Recommended needles (check gauge and change sizes if needed):
US #8 [5.0 mm] double-pointed needles, set of 4 or 5 (or preferred type of needles for small diameter knitting in the round)

US #9 [5.5 mm] double-pointed needles, set of 4 or 5 (or preferred type of needles for small diameter knitting in the round)

Notions:
Three stitch markers, cable needle, waste yarn, yarn needle

GAUGE
15 sts/24 rows = 4 in/10 cm in stockinette stitch on larger needles

PATTERN NOTE
-Mittens can be lengthened or shortened easily by adding or subtracting a repeat of the Cross Pattern after the thumb gusset is worked (but keep in mind that this will change the amount of yarn required).

-Two skeins of the recommended yarn is enough to make these mittens and the matching Auroral Hat.