Knitting Jenny 17: Fair Isle Mittens by Jennifer Daley

Knitting Jenny 17: Fair Isle Mittens

Knitting
August 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
38 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in the stranded colorwork pattern, knit in the round with 2.5mm knitting needles, after washing, blocking, drying.
US 0 - 2.0 mm
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
Medium size, with instructions to alter sizing
English
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Knitting Jenny Pattern 17: Fair Isle Inspired Mittens features a classic design with a modern interpretation of a traditional Scottish plaid on both sides of the hand, and a cuff with a folded picot hemmed edge.

The pattern includes knitting designs, motifs, and instructions in the following inclusive formats:

  • Charts
  • Written Instructions
  • Illustrations

Knitting Jenny Pattern 17 features:

  • Fair Isle inspired mittens
  • a modern interpretation of a traditional plaid
  • 100% pure Shetland wool in a 2 ply jumper weight (or substitute any fingering weight or 2 ply equivalent to a 4 ply)
  • suitability for any contrasting colors
  • circular knitting construction, from the wrist upward to the fingertip
  • a cuff with a folded picot hemmed edge
  • fully adjustable length and width

This pattern requires several knitting techniques, including:

  • provisional cast on
  • stranded colorwork knitting with two colors in a row
  • stockinette stitch (or “plain” knitting)
  • circular knitting (or knitting “in the round”)
  • increases
  • decreases

The mittens are knit circularly, and are constructed as follows:

  • Provisionally cast on, knit the cuff, increase, knit the stranded colorwork of the hand, then decrease to the fingertips.

The mittens feature 3 colors of 100% Shetland 2 ply jumper weight wool from Jamieson and Smith, also known as Shetland Wool Brokers.

The following tools are required:

  • 2.0mm knitting needles (for the cuff lining)
  • 2.5mm knitting needles (for the stranded colorwork)

The gauge is:

  • 38 stitches and 44 rows to 4 inches (10 centimeters) over the stranded colorwork pattern, knit circularly with 2.5mm knitting needles, after washing, blocking, drying.

The book includes a discussion on the topic of Color Dominance, to support consistent, uniform stitch definition.

The book includes 12 illustrations and 40 pages.

The book is intended to be read electronically, in consideration of the environment.

Published in the United States in 2023 by Mall & Mall Press, a publishing imprint of Mall & Mall LLC.

The book is delivered as an immediate digital download in PDF format and therefore cannot be returned, exchanged, or refunded.