Mt. Pleasant Mitts by Laura Aylor

Mt. Pleasant Mitts

Knitting
November 2023
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19 stitches = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 6 - 4.0 mm
120 - 150 yards (110 - 137 m)
S/M, M/L - see notes for more information
English
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These stockinette mitts are the perfect canvas for a bit of embellishment with simple embroidery stitches.

Skills required
Long-tail cast-on
Working small circumferences in the round
Increasing
Decreasing
Picking up stitches
Embroidery (optional)

There are links to embroidery tutorials on my helpful techniques page here.

Sizes (measured above the thumb)
Small/medium will fit hands measuring 6.5 to 7.75 inches around
Medium/large will fit hands measuring 7.75 to 9 inches around

Materials
Approximately 120/140 yards of worsted-weight yarn. Sample mitts were knit in Knit Picks Simply Wool Worsted (100% eco wool)
US 6/4 mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge in your preferred configuration for working small circumferences
Second set of needles (dpns work well) to work thumb, or waste yarn to hold hand stitches
Stitch markers
Measuring tape
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends and doing embroidery
Scraps of contrasting yarn for embroidery

Chat thread for volume 3 of the Mountain Trails Collection is here.

Sample was knit in Simply Wool Worsted in Wilbur

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