Ballantine

CONSTRUCTION

• Mitts are worked circularly from the bottom up. A thumb gusset is worked and then stitches for the thumb are set aside to be worked in the round after the remainder of the hand is finished.
• Two size options, small and large, are provided.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

Small (Large)

• 6 (7)”/15 (18) cm circumference at palm
• 8¾ (10)”/22 (25.5) cm long

GAUGE

• 34 stitches & 28 rounds = 4”/10 cm in Cable Pattern with Size A needle(s), unstretched, after blocking

Please note: the stitch patterns used for this accessory include written as well as charted instructions.

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Arbor — 100% American Targhee Wool (145 yards/132 meters per 50 grams)

Small (Large)

• 2 (2) skein(s)
• Photographed in Arbor Fleet in size Large

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Brooklyn Tweed Dapple — 60% Merino Wool, 40% Organic Cotton (165 yards/151 meters per 50 grams)

Small (Large)

• 1 (2) skein(s)
• Note: The small size uses exactly one skein of Dapple. You may wish to consider purchasing an extra skein due to variations in individual work.
• Photographed in Dapple Natural in size Small

YARDAGE

• 165 (220) total yards [151 (201) meters] of DK weight wool or wool/cotton blend yarn

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric)

• One set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

Size B (for Ribbing Rounds)

• One set of DPNs, two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3.5 mm (US 4)

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

• Video — Directional M1 Increases
• Video — Cabling Without a Cable Needle
• Reading Charts
• Blocking 101
• Knitwear Care