Mountain Town Mitts by Elizabeth Doherty

Mountain Town Mitts

Knitting
December 2023
yarn held together
Fingering
+ Lace
= DK (11 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
280 - 320 yards (256 - 293 m)
small, medium, large
English
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It’s such a treat to find a light, warm pair of fingerless mitts in your pocket, right when the temps start to drop. These are practically weightless, and feature a single repeat of the Mountain Town lace pattern up the back of each hand. The pattern is mirrored on each mitt.

Sizes
small (medium, large) to fit hand circumferences:
6¾ (7 ½, 8¼)" [17, 19, 21) cm].

Yarn
The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers, Soka’pii
100% Montana and Wyoming Rambouillet, 248 yds/50g
in colorway Mars of Us

and

The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers, Mighty Mo
70% Kid Mohair, 30% Silk, 459 yds/50g
in colorway Mars of Us

140 (150, 160) yds, [130 (140, 150)] m
of each yarn. Yarns are held together.

To knit using a single yarn, substitute the same yardage of a light worsted weight yarn.

Gauge
24 sts and 34 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette on larger needles, after washing and blocking.

Needles
LACE PATTERN Suggested size: US 6 [4 mm]
RIBBING Suggested size: US 5 [3.75 mm]

Adjust needle size as needed to obtain gauge.



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