This Pattern is Retired…but you can (probably) get it in November

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This is a companion to Inklings (the hat in the picture at the bottom of this page).

There’s something to be said for understatement. For restraint. For picking just one special thing and giving it plenty of room to shine.

I mean don’t get me wrong, all over lace can be beautiful. Colorwork can be amazing. Complicated stitch patterns have a charm all their own. And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with something a little flashy.

But for this? Well for this I fell madly in love with that bit on the bottom and used it for a hat. And that should have been the end of it. But after I knit the hat, I knit another hat. And it still wasn’t out of my system, so I knit some cuffs to match. Let’s see if that’s enough to scratch the itch (no promises, this really was fun)!

You’ll want two yarns of a similar weight. The body is a great place to show off a special yarn (I used a gradient, but it’s an awesome way to use a particularly opinionated or colorful yarn that might not look it’s best with a complicated stitch pattern). And the contrast yarn is a great place to use up yarn you’ve just got a little of left (you can totally adjust how deep the edge is to account for how much of the contrast yarn you have).

And you are doing a bit of brioche, but I promise this is about as easy as brioche gets (no increases, no decreases, no cables…if you can knit, purl, slip, and yarn over you totally have all the skills you need). You can totally do it (and you’ll be so proud of yourself when you do)!

The mitt is written in four sizes (castons of 30, 34, 38, and 42 stitches), and you should feel free to adjust your gauge a bit to fine tune the fit of the mitt. Just be sure that you’re working at a gauge that gives you a fabric you like with your chosen yarns!

I recommend working at something around 4.5, 5, 5.5, or 6 stitches per inch, and I’ve included a table to help you figure out what gauge you’ll want to use for your size. With that range of sizes and gauges, the mitt will fit a hand or arm (measure the widest part you want the mitt to cover) between 5.5 and 10.25 inches (with lots of points in between).

Oh, and just to help you plan, I used about 125 yards of the main yarn (it’s lighter colored one) and 25 yards of the contrast yarn (it’s the darker colored one) to make mitts for a large adult. If you’re making a bigger or longer mitt (or if you use a skinnier yarn), you might want more like 200 yards of the main yarn and 50 yards of the contrast yarn yarn.