Juliet's Embroidery Mitts by Deb Hoss

Juliet's Embroidery Mitts

Knitting
February 2015
Sport (12 wpi) ?
23.2 stitches and 34.8 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
190 yards (174 m)
7½ - 8½"/ 19 - 21.6 cm hand circumference
English
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Embroidery Lace decorates this mitt pair, a richly textured 6-stitch by 4-row repeat on its upper side from cuff to fingers. Stockinette’s on its reverse, simplifying the shaping of nicely-long cuffs. Mitts are worked in the round and trimmed on each end with 4x2 ribbing.  

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Hand circumference: 7½ - 8½“/ 19 - 21.6 cm
Hand length: 4¾”/ 12 cm
Sleeve length: 6½“/ 16.5 cm

MATERIALS
Yarn
Shown in Venezia Sport by Cascade Yarns (70% merino wool/30% mulberry silk; 307 yds/ 281m per 100g skein); color – grey #173; 1 skein, or for comparable yarn, approximately 190 yds/ 175m.

Needles
1 set double-pointed
• US4/ 3.5mm, or size to obtain gauge
• US3/ 3.25mm (for trim, one size smaller than above)

Notions
• Stitch markers
• Stitch holders (safety pins)
• Tapestry needle

GAUGE
23.2 sts and 34.8 rnds = 4”/ 10.2 cm in Stockinette
27.6 sts and 34.8 rnds = 4”/ 10.2 cm in Embroidery Lace

SKILLS REQUIRED
Long-tail CO, Backwards Loop CO, circular knitting, decreasing (ssk, k2tog), and increasing (yo, k1-r/b).

5 page pdf includes pattern instructions, photographs, tutorial links, a ROW TRACKER for managing “at the same time” shaping instructions, and definitions for relevant abbreviations.