Arrowhead Mittens

CONSTRUCTION

• Mittens are worked circularly from wrist to fingertip, after the completion of the Twisted Hem (worked flat); The top of each mitten is decreased, then gathered with yarn tail to close.
• A side thumb gusset is shaped as you work the first half of mitten; when the target number of thumb stitches have been reached, you will place these stitches onto waste yarn and resume knitting remainder of mitten.
• You will return to the held stitches to work Thumb separately.

GAUGE

• Working & Finished Gauge: 34 stitches & 40 rounds = 4″ in circular colorwork pattern; before and after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A needle:

• One set of DPNs (or long circular, if knitting with Magic Loop Method) in size needed to obtain gauge listed above
• Suggested Size: 2¼ mm (US 1)

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 7½” hand circumference (not including thumb gusset), 11″ long from base of hem to fingertip (with adjustable length instructions provided at wrist)

SIZES

• Average Adult Female; to fit hand circumferences 6¾ – 7½”

Please note: the stitch patterns in this garment are charted only.

YARN

• 1 skein in each color of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool; 275 yards/50 grams)
• Photographed in colors Postcard (BC) & Pumpernickel (DC)

Note: A second pair of mittens can be made with leftover yarn, if colors are reversed.

YARDAGE

• Fingering weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts: 145 yards of Background Color (“BC”) and 110 yards of Dominant Color (“DC”)