Sheep Thrum Mittens by Christa Wales

Sheep Thrum Mittens

Knitting
March 2018
Lake Knit Yarns Shoreline Worsted
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
7 stitches and 9 rows = 4 inches
in Ribbing
US 6 - 4.0 mm
90 - 184 yards (82 - 168 m)
Baby, toddler,child, youth, small, medium, large
English
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Looking for the warmest pair of mittens you’ll ever make? Traditionally created in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, thrummed mittens use roving, knit together with worsted weight yarn to create a soft, warm, fleecy lining to your mittens. A quick an easy pattern, you’ll have warm hands all winter long.

Size: Sizes: small, medium, large

Yarn: 1 skein - Lake K nit Yarns Worsted, 50 g = 92 yds (84m)

Roving - 2 oz (50 g) (amount will depend on the size of thrums made)

Needles: 4 - U.S. size 6 (4mm) straight needles or DPN’s or size needed to obtain gauge.

Gauge: Thrum pattern - 6 sts and 8 rnds = 1 inch (2.5 cm) on U.S. size 6 (4 mm) needles, worked flat, or size needed to obtain gauge. Gauge is measured, unblocked.

Other Notions: darning needle