Wander Mittens by Louisa Gauge

Wander Mittens

Knitting
Aran (8 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 25 rows = 4 inches
in colorwork pattern, in-the-round, blocked
US 5 - 3.75 mm
236 yards (216 m)
Adult Large
English
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Wander Mittens are a bottom-up stranded mitten. They are cast on at the cuff with a short ribbing then stranded colorwork throughout the remainder of mitten construction. A thumb gusset is made and then held to be worked later for thumb. Mitten is seamless and worked in-the-round.

The fabric is meant to be dense enough to minimize wind but not dense enough to hurt your hands while making. Lettlopi, specifically wool from Icelandic sheep, makes for a practically dense and weather-resistant mitten.

Additional gauge information:
The pattern is written to make an adult large. Size adjustments can be made by changing needle size and/or yarn using the same instructions. Note that yardage usage will differ if knit in different size and gauge than size and gauge in pattern.

Yardage estimates:
MC - 125/58g
CC - 100y/46g
CC2 (optional) - 11y/5g

Pattern includes both written and charted instructions, written schematic and tips & techniques to be used throughout the pattern.

Techniques used:
long-tail cast on
backwards loop cast on
picking up stitches
knit
purl
increasing (m1r, m1L)
decreasing (ssk, k2tog, sl1 k2tog psso)
reading colorwork chart
stranded knitting
working in-the-round