Tortoise Mittens
Finished
January 5, 2019
January 26, 2019

Tortoise Mittens

Project info
Knitting
Needles & yarn
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Bulky
1 skein = 125.0 yards (114.3 meters), 113 grams
011
Green
unknown
1 skein
Black
Notes

circumferences
wrist: 7.75
hand at base: 10.75

lengths
wrist to top: 6.75
longest finger: 3.2
thumb: 2.75

CO 18 sts
Work in two-color brioche for 12 rows

Switch to single-color
Work 2 rows
Increase for thumb:
On side with 5 pairs, work 7 P1yoP1
cont to end of round.
Work 1 row
Repeat 2x
Set aside 7 sts for thumb CO 1 purl, work final st in row
Work in pattern until 6” long (14 rows)

Hold palm sts -- 8 sts starting with the thumb
CO to replace
work back across CO sts first with a row of k, then back & forth in pattern, then continue around to join
con’t working in pattern for cap until 22 rows from beginning
Dec to shape, in from each side, until 2 sts left, thread through

turn cap inside out
with mc pick up 5 sts from the purl bumps
k across held sts, then k those picked-up sts with a cast-on st between each
switch back to two-color finish row

Switch back to two-color brioche for 5 rows
BO

Pick up 1 st to make thumb 8 sts
Cont 6 rws
Find out whether to BO or close up!

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Finished
January 5, 2019
January 26, 2019
About this pattern
Personal pattern (not in Ravelry)
About this yarn
by Brown Sheep
Bulky
85% Wool, 15% Mohair
125 yards / 113 grams

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  • Project created: January 5, 2019
  • Updated: January 26, 2019
  • Progress updates: 2 updates