Bedford by Jen Lucas

Bedford

Knitting
October 2015
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
36 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch in Fair Isle patt
US 2 - 2.75 mm
400 yards (366 m)
One Size: 7.5" circumference (will stretch to fit 8.5"); Length: 9"
English
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Fair Isle mittens are a wonderful gift for someone you truly love. These matching mittens would look great in variety of color combinations.

Colorwork is chart only.

Yarn used for mittens shown: Knit Picks, Gloss Fingering, 70% merino wool/30% silk (220 yards/50 g), in colors Hawk (CA – 1 skein) and Honey (CB – 1 skein)

Pattern Notes
Take care to keep the floats on the wrong side of work at an even tension.

You may find it helpful to add an additional stitch marker to separate the hand and thumb gusset stitches.

Materials
• 200 yards of fingering weight yarn in Color A
• 200 yards of fingering weight yarn in Color B
• Set of 5 double-pointed needles in US Size 2 (2.75 mm) or size required for gauge
• 2 stitch markers
• Waste yarn or stitch holder
• Tapestry needle
• Blocking supplies