This fingerless mitts and cowl set kicks off a collaboration series with Ontario indie dyers. This design features Lake Knit Yarns - a sparkly, speckley yarn dyed in Ajax. Photos were taken on the shores of Lake Ontario.

This design has eye-catching waves and a twisted rib pattern. They are stretchy, comfy and best of all, easy and fast to make.

These mitts are constructed from the bottom-up with a thumb gusset formed with increases. The thumb is then knitted on afterwards. The cowl is knit from the bottom-up on circular needles.

Skill Level

• Rookie-Apprentice-Virtuoso-Genius

Skills knit, purl, crossovers, chart reading

Sizes mitts are short/long; adult short (medium, large); cowl is one size

Gauge
approx 25 sts and 21 rows = 10 cm (4”) in Twisted Rib patt on 2.75 mm unstretched

Yarn fingering weight wool

Suggested Brand
1-2 skeins Lake Knit Yarns Sparkle Sock
79% superwash wool, 21% stellina
388 m (425 yds) per 100 g

shown in colours Autumn Berry (pink) and Rock Lake (blue-green)

Note: short gloves and cowl uses 1 skein; long gloves and cowl uses 2 skeins

Needles

• 3 mm (US 2.5) 40 cm (16”) circs for cowl
• 2.75 mm (US 2) dpns (or long circ for Magic Loop) for mitts or size needed to obtain gauge

Other Materials

• tapestry needle or teeny crochet hook

• 5 stitch markers (plus 1 unique marker for BOR)

• small stitch holder or scrap yarn for thumb sts

• cable needle (optional)