Featuring flowing lines of colourwork that create a geometric design, the Parallel Mittens are a great project for fans of stranded colourwork and include a folded cuff for a neat edge and extra warmth. Knitted in DK weight yarn, these mittens are surprisingly quick to knit, with no long floats to catch. The pattern has a wide range of sizes with options to modify the hand and thumb lengths.

Sizing
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Intended to fit a hand circumference of: 6.5 (7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9)” / 16.5 (18, 19, 20, 21.5, 23) cm
Finished hand circumference: 7.5 (8, 8.5, 8.5, 9.5, 10)” / 19 (20, 21.5, 21.5, 24, 25.5) cm
These mittens are designed to be worn with 0.5-1” / 1.25-2.5 cm of positive ease.
If you’re between sizes and neither will give you an amount of ease in the recommended range, I suggest choosing the larger size.
To measure the circumference of your hand measure your palm horizontally just below your knuckles (at the widest part of your hand), keeping your fingers relaxed.
The sample mittens are shown in size 1 on 6.5” / 16.5 cm circumference hands.
Take a look at the schematic in the pattern images for more sizing details.

Yarn
Main colour: DK weight yarn
30 (32, 37, 41, 44, 51) grams
66 (70, 81, 90, 97, 112) yards
60 (64, 74, 82, 89, 102) metres
Contrast colour: DK weight yarn
58 (64, 73, 81, 88, 100) grams
127 (140, 160, 177, 193, 219) yards
116 (128, 146, 162, 176, 200) metres

Suggested Yarn
Main colour: 1 skein of Spectrum Fibre DK, colour ‘Mermaid Song’ (100% SW Merino) - 115 grams / 252 yards / 230 metres per skein.
Contrast colour: 1 skein of Spectrum Fibre DK, colour ‘Little Blue Dress’ (100% SW Merino) - 115 grams / 252 yards / 230 metres per skein.

Needles
Main fabric: 4.5mm (use the needle size needed to achieve gauge).
Ribbing: 4mm (use the needle size 0.5mm smaller than the main fabric needles).
Use your preferred type of needles for small circumference knitting, e.g. 32” / 80 cm circular for magic loop, 9” / 23 cm circular, or DPNs.

Notions
Row counter
1 stitch marker (for beginning of round)
Waste yarn (to hold thumb stitches)
Tapestry needle

Gauge
22 sts & 26 rnds in a 4 x 4 inch (10 x 10 cm) square worked in the round following the colourwork chart, using the main fabric needles, blocked.


Techniques
Knitting
Purling
Working in the round
Ribbing
Stranded colourwork
Working from a chart (the colourwork for this pattern is charted only)
Increasing (M1L and M1R)
Decreasing (k2tog and SSK)
Picking up stitches
Long Tail cast on
Backwards Loop cast on